Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Whole_Woman’s_Health_v._Hellerstedt
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit
gptkbp:citation 136 S. Ct. 2292
195 L. Ed. 2d 665
579 U.S. 582
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:date 2016-06-27
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:John_Hellerstedt
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:John_Roberts
gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkb:Samuel_Alito
gptkbp:docketNumber 15-274
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Whole_Woman’s_Health,_et_al._v._Hellerstedt,_Commissioner,_Texas_Department_of_State_Health_Services,_et_al.
gptkbp:heldBy Texas abortion restrictions unconstitutional
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt
gptkbp:involvedState gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:constitutional_law
abortion law
undue burden standard
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Sonia_Sotomayor
gptkb:Elena_Kagan
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:numberOfIssues surgical-center standards for abortion clinics
admitting privileges requirement for abortion providers
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Texas
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Whole_Woman’s_Health
gptkbp:plotSummary The Supreme Court ruled that Texas' requirements for abortion clinics and doctors imposed an undue burden on women seeking abortions and were therefore unconstitutional.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:June_Medical_Services_LLC_v._Russo
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Planned_Parenthood_v._Casey
gptkbp:struck gptkb:Texas_House_Bill_2_(HB2)
gptkbp:votingSystem 5-3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5