Month: June 2022

Updated:  June 24, 2022.  In a 6-3 decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overruled Roe and Casey.  Opinion of the Supreme Court 19-1392. Ameer Benno presented the case's background at the June 22 club meeting. Roe v. Wade: 410 US 113 (1973) • In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment provides a "right to privacy" that protects a pregnant woman's right to choose whether or not to have an abortion. • It also ruled that this right is not absolute, and must be balanced against the government's interests in protecting women's health and prenatal life. • The court tied the state's regulation of abortion to the three trimesters of pregnancy; during the first trimester, governments could not prohibit abortions at al...