Stenberg v. Carhart
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Stenberg v. Carhart is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a Nebraska law banning so-called “partial-birth abortion” as unconstitutional for lacking a health exception for the mother and imposing an undue burden on abortion access.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stenberg v. Carhart canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1465831 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stenberg v. Carhart Context triple: [Stephen G. Breyer, notableCaseParticipation, Stenberg v. Carhart]
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A.
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Planned Parenthood v. Casey is a landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed the constitutional right to abortion while allowing greater state regulation under the “undue burden” standard.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that closely held for-profit corporations can claim religious exemptions from certain federal regulations under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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E.
Eisenstadt v. Baird
Eisenstadt v. Baird is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended the right to possess and use contraceptives to unmarried individuals, significantly advancing privacy and equal protection jurisprudence.
- 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: Stenberg v. Carhart Target entity description: Stenberg v. Carhart is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a Nebraska law banning so-called “partial-birth abortion” as unconstitutional for lacking a health exception for the mother and imposing an undue burden on abortion access.
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A.
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Planned Parenthood v. Casey is a landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed the constitutional right to abortion while allowing greater state regulation under the “undue burden” standard.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that closely held for-profit corporations can claim religious exemptions from certain federal regulations under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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E.
Eisenstadt v. Baird
Eisenstadt v. Baird is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended the right to possess and use contraceptives to unmarried individuals, significantly advancing privacy and equal protection jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark abortion rights case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
reproductive rights law ⓘ |
| challengedLaw | Nebraska partial-birth abortion ban statute ⓘ |
| citation | 530 U.S. 914 ⓘ |
| concernsProcedure | so-called partial-birth abortion ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Fourteenth Amendment
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surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2000-06-28 ⓘ |
| decisionType | majority opinion with multiple dissents ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 99-830 ⓘ |
| effect |
invalidated Nebraska’s partial-birth abortion ban
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limited states’ ability to ban certain abortion procedures without health exceptions ⓘ |
| finding | statute was vague and could cover more than one abortion method ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| holding |
Abortion regulations must include a health exception for the mother
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Nebraska law imposed an undue burden on a woman’s right to choose abortion ⓘ Nebraska statute banning partial-birth abortion is unconstitutional ⓘ |
| impact | reinforced requirement that abortion bans include a maternal health exception ⓘ |
| joinedMajority |
David H. Souter
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John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterLimitedBy | Gonzales v. Carhart ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of partial-birth abortion ban
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requirement of health exception for the mother ⓘ undue burden on abortion access ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Nebraska ⓘ |
| petitioner | Don Stenberg ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ |
| reliesOnPrecedent |
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
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surface form:
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey
Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| respondent | Dr. Leroy Carhart ⓘ |
| standardApplied | undue burden test from Planned Parenthood v. Casey ⓘ |
| topic |
abortion regulation
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health exception in abortion statutes ⓘ undue burden standard ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 5-4 ⓘ |
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Subject: Stenberg v. Carhart Description of subject: Stenberg v. Carhart is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a Nebraska law banning so-called “partial-birth abortion” as unconstitutional for lacking a health exception for the mother and imposing an undue burden on abortion access.
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