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Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey


Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Governor Robert Casey (PA) - 1992

Planned Parenthood challenged sections of the state�s Abortion Control Act of 1982.These provisions included spousal consent, parental notification, a 24-hour waiting period requirement and �informed consent� � meaning, doctors were required to inform women of the possible complications of the abortion procedure.

The Court preserved protection for the right to an abortion, but it adopted a new and weaker test for evaluating restrictive abortion laws: the �undue burden test.�Spousal consent was the only section of the act that was taken out because of �undue burden,� the Court upheld the rest of the requirements.



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