Abortion on the Supreme Court Agenda: Planned Parenthood v. Casey and its Possible Consequences

___U.S. ___, 112 S. Ct. 2791 (1992).

410 U.S. 113 (1973).

Casey, 112 S. Ct. at 2804.

Roe, 410 U.S. at 162.

Id. at 163–64.

448 U.S. 297 (1980).

Pub. L. No. 94–439, § 209, 90 Stat. 1418 (1976). See also 42 U.S.C.S. § 1396 (Social Security Act, Title XIX, Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs).

Harris, 448 U.S. at 317–18.

___ U.S. ___, in S. Ct. 1759 (1991).

42 U.S.C.A. § 300a-6 (West Supp. 1991).

462 U.S. 416 (1983) (O'Connor, J., dissenting).

Id. at 453.

Id. at 465.

492 U.S. 490 (1989).

Id. at 519–520.

497 U.S. 417 (1990) (Stevens, Brennan, O'Connor, J. J., plurality opinion).

497 U.S. 502 (1990).

Justice Kennedy's opinion, joined by Justices Rehnquist, White and Scalia, used the“undue burden”standard; Justice Stevens in his concurrence seemed to apply an effective“undue burden”standard, using the language of“legitimate”and“reasonable.”Justice O'Connor did not join in the part of the opinion that specifically applied the“undue burden”standard, but she has advocated this standard in the past. See supra notes 11, 15 and accompanying text.

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 947 F.2d 682, 699–719 (3d Cir. 1991).

Id. at 698.

Id. at 709–15.

112 S. Ct. 931 and 112 S. Ct. 932 (1992).

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 112 S. Ct. at 2803.

Id. at 2804.

Id.

Id. at 2805.

Id. at 2806.

Id. at 2807.

Id. at 2809–10.

Id. at 2809.

Id. at 2817 (citation omitted).

Id. at 2816.

Id. at 2821.

Id. (citation omitted).

Id. at 2826.

Id. at 2840 (Stevens, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part).

462 U.S. 416 (1983).

476 U.S. 747 (1986).

Casey, 112 S. Ct. at 2841.

Id. at 2847–48 (Blackmun, J., concurring in part, concurring in the judgment in part, and dissenting in part).

Id. at 2848.

Id. at 2850.

Id. at 2855 (Rehnquist, C.J., White, J., Scalia, J. and Thomas, J., concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part).

Id. at 2859–60.

Id. at 2860.

Id. at 2866.

Id. at 2867.

Id. at 2873 (Scalia, J., Rehnquist, C.J., White, J. and Thomas, J., concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part).

Id. at 2877.

See supra, text accompanying note 20.

H.R. 25, S. 25, 102d Cong., 1st Sess. (1991).

S. 25 v.2, 102d Cong., 1st Sess. (as amended, July 17, 1992).

Highlight Story, FOCA II: Revised Bill Being Pushed for Quick Passage, Am. Pol. Network Abortion Rep., June 26, 1992.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-602 (1990).

Ill. H.B. 3522, 87th Gen. Assembly, 1991–92 Reg. Sess. (1992).

Iowa H.B. 559, 71st Gen. Assembly, 2d Reg. Sess. (1992).

Cal. S.J.R. 27, 1991–92 Reg. Sess. (1991).

Haw. H.C.R. 368, 16th Leg., 1992 Reg. Sess. (1992).

Mass. S.B. 1079, H.R. 2934, 177th Gen. Ct., 2d Reg. Sess. (1992).

State Report, Massachusetts: Weld Pushes For Abortion Laws Repeal, Am. Pol. Network Abortion Rep., May 7, 1992.

Tamar Lewin, The Supreme Court: Long Battles Over Abortion Are Seen, N.Y. Times, June 30, 1992, at A18.

Ill. H.B. 3467, 87th Gen. Assembly, 1991–92 Reg. Sess. (1992).

Lewin Tamar , The Supreme Court: Clinics Eager to Learn Impact of Abortion Ruling, N.Y. Times, July 1, 1992, at A1.

Id.

See Sojourner v. Roemer, 772 F. Supp. 930 (E.D. La. 1991); Guam Soc. of Obstetricians and Gynecologists v. Ada, 776 F. Supp. 1422 (D. Guam App. Div. 1990), aff'd, 962 F.2d 1366 (9th Cir. 1992), petition for cert. filed, 60 U.S.L.W.____ (July 15, 1992) (No. ____-____); H.B. v. Wilkinson, 639 F. Supp. 952 (D.Utah 1986).

Feldmann Linda , Court Dodges Direct Ruling on Roe, Christian Sci. Monitor, January 23, 1992, at 6.

Bruce Fein, Legal Primer For Abortion's Future, Wash. Times, January 28, 1992, at F1.

See supra, text accompanying note 63.

Casey v. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 112 S. Ct. at 2823–24.

497 U.S. 261 (1990).

Casey, 112 S. Ct. at 2810.