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Planned Parenthood of Southern PA v. Casey 505 U.S. 833 (1992)

Planned Parenthood of Southern PA v. Casey 505 U.S. 833 (1992). Kelsey Bowman Political Science Mr. Noel November 27, 2013. Parties. Planned Parenthood of Southern Pennsylvania was made up of five abortion clinics and served as the plaintiff for the case. Parties.

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Planned Parenthood of Southern PA v. Casey 505 U.S. 833 (1992)

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  1. Planned Parenthood of Southern PA v. Casey 505 U.S. 833 (1992) Kelsey Bowman Political Science Mr. Noel November 27, 2013

  2. Parties • Planned Parenthood of Southern Pennsylvania was made up of five abortion clinics and served as the plaintiff for the case.

  3. Parties • Serving as the defendant of the case was Robert Casey, then the governor of Pennsylvania. Robert Casey

  4. Original Story • The state of Pennsylvania passed an Abortion Control Act in the year 1982. • Required all women to give informed consent prior to an abortion • Imposed a twenty-four hour waiting period before receiving an abortion • Minors must have parental consent • Wives must have consent of their husband

  5. What’s next? • The constitutionality of the act was taken to the United States District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania. • Kathryn Kolbertrepresented Planned Parenthood. • The district court declared the Abortion Control Act to be unconstitutional.

  6. State Court of Appeals • The State Court of Appeals claimed all provisions of the Abortion Control Act to be, in fact, constitutional. • It is after this ruling that Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against the Court of Appeals. • They claimed that the act violated the ruling of Roe v. Wade.

  7. Revisiting Abortion • The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case and their ruling included: • Roe v. Wade was affirmed • Pennsylvania law was constitutional • A twenty-four hour waiting period was constitutional • The final vote in the Supreme Court was 5-4 in favor of Planned Parenthood.

  8. Why does it madder? • Women have the right to an abortion before the fetus is viable. • States do not have the right to prohibit abortions prior to the fetus’s viability. • States can pass laws regulating abortions but cannot place an obstacles in the way of a woman seeking an abortion.

  9. Images • Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Digital image. EBooks. Web. 25 Nov. 2013. • Robert Casey, Defendant. Digital image. Asia Society. Web. 25 Nov. 2013. • Planned Parenthood v.Casey. Digital image. Life News. Web. 26 Nov. 2013. • Comic: Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Digital image. SYR. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.

  10. Works Cited • “Landmark Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court,” The Casey Case: Roe Revisited? Street Law Inc., 2002; Web. 17 November 2013 • McBride, Alex, “Casey v. Planned Parenthood (1992).” PBS, PBS, Dec. 2006; Web. 06 November 2013 • “Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PA v. Casey,” Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PA v. Casey, NCHLA, 2012; Web. 12 November 2013 • "Roe v. Wade." Roe v. Wade. Legal Information Institute, 13 Dec. 1971; Web. 17 November 2013 • Seward, Sheraden, “The Embryo Project Encyclopedia,” Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992); Web. 17 November 2013 • Weidman, James, “Judicial Activism,” The Heritage Foundation., 2013; Web. 06 November 2013

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