Doe v. Bolton
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Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doe v. Bolton Context triple: [Roe v. Wade, hasRelatedCase, Doe v. Bolton]
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Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized a constitutional right to abortion, profoundly shaping American law and politics until it was overturned in 2022.
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Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
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Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to abortion.
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E.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doe v. Bolton Target entity description: Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
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A.
Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized a constitutional right to abortion, profoundly shaping American law and politics until it was overturned in 2022.
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B.
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
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C.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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D.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to abortion.
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E.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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abortion case ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ |
| citation | 410 U.S. 179 ⓘ |
| companionCaseOf | Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Due Process Clause
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surface form:
Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
Equal Protection Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1973-01-22 ⓘ |
| decisionType | per curiam-like companion to Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| defined | health of the mother to include physical, emotional, psychological, familial factors, and the woman’s age ⓘ |
| dissentingJustice |
Byron R. White
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William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Doe v. Bolton
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Doe et al. v. Bolton, Attorney General of Georgia, et al.
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| held |
that a residency requirement for women seeking abortions in Georgia was unconstitutional
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that limiting hospital access for abortions to accredited hospitals was unconstitutional ⓘ that overly restrictive procedural requirements for obtaining abortions violated the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ that requiring approval by a hospital committee for abortions was unconstitutional ⓘ that requiring concurrence of multiple physicians for abortions was unconstitutional ⓘ that several provisions of the Georgia abortion statute were unconstitutional ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Georgia ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
broadened the definition of maternal health in the abortion context
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expanded the scope of abortion rights recognized in Roe v. Wade ⓘ limited states' ability to impose procedural barriers to abortion ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
abortion
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privacy rights ⓘ substantive due process ⓘ |
| majorityJusticesJoining |
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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Potter Stewart ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ |
| originatingJurisdiction |
U.S. state of Georgia
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surface form:
State of Georgia
|
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 179 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Mary Doe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
reproductive rights in the United States
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right to privacy ⓘ |
| respondent | Arthur K. Bolton ⓘ |
| respondentOffice | Attorney General of Georgia ⓘ |
| subsequentHistory | limited and effectively overruled in part by Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ⓘ |
| topic |
United States constitutional law
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medical regulation and licensing ⓘ women’s rights in the United States ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 410 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1973 ⓘ |
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Subject: Doe v. Bolton Description of subject: Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Doe et al. v. Bolton, Attorney General of Georgia, et al.
this entity surface form:
Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179 (1973)
this entity surface form:
Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists