Planned Parenthood v. Danforth

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Planned Parenthood v. Danforth was a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down several Missouri abortion restrictions, including spousal and parental consent requirements, as unconstitutional.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
landmark abortion rights case ⓘ
arguedDate 1976-01-12 ⓘ
1976-01-13 ⓘ
citation 428 U.S. 52 ⓘ
concurrenceBy Justice Potter Stewart ⓘ
linked to: Potter Stewart

Justice Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
linked to: Thurgood Marshall

Justice William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
constitutionalProvision Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
decidingCourt Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate 1976-07-01 ⓘ
dissentBy Justice Byron R. White ⓘ
linked to: Byron R. White

Justice William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
docketNumber 74-1151 ⓘ
fullCaseName Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth ⓘ
hasJurisdiction United States ⓘ
holding Ban on saline amniocentesis abortion method after the first trimester is unconstitutional ⓘ
Certain Missouri abortion regulations were unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
Parental consent requirement for abortion for minors is unconstitutional as written ⓘ
Recordkeeping and reporting requirements for abortions are largely constitutional ⓘ
Requirement that a woman sign a detailed consent form is constitutional ⓘ
Spousal consent requirement for abortion is unconstitutional ⓘ
issue Whether Missouri could ban certain abortion methods ⓘ
Whether Missouri could impose specific informed consent and recordkeeping rules ⓘ
Whether Missouri could require parental consent for minors seeking abortions ⓘ
Whether Missouri could require spousal consent for abortions ⓘ
joinedByInMajority Chief Justice Warren E. Burger ⓘ
linked to: Warren E. Burger

Justice John Paul Stevens ⓘ
linked to: John Paul Stevens

Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Justice Potter Stewart ⓘ
linked to: Potter Stewart

Justice Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
linked to: Thurgood Marshall

Justice William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
legalSubject abortion ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
reproductive rights ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy Justice Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ
linked to: Harry A. Blackmun
originatingJurisdiction State of Missouri ⓘ
petitioner Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri ⓘ
reliesOnPrecedent Roe v. Wade ⓘ
reporter United States Reports ⓘ
respondent John C. Danforth ⓘ
linked to: John Danforth
respondentRole Attorney General of Missouri ⓘ
result Certain other Missouri abortion regulations upheld in part ⓘ
Missouri parental consent provision invalidated ⓘ
Missouri spousal consent provision invalidated ⓘ
stateLawChallenged Missouri abortion statute of 1974 ⓘ
subsequentCitation Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey ⓘ
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services ⓘ
volume 428 ⓘ
year 1976 ⓘ

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Warren Burger Court → notableCase → Planned Parenthood v. Danforth ⓘ
Planned Parenthood v. Danforth → fullCaseName → Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth ⓘ
linked to: Planned Parenthood v. Danforth