United States substantiveabortionstare decisis

Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization

597 U.S. 215 (2022)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUnited States Supreme Court

Year2022

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood v Casey are overruled; the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the states.

Area of Law

constitutional

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