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