Challenges of the 21st Century

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

"We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision… The authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the people and their elected representatives." — Justice Samuel Alito, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, June 24, 2022

Post-Dobbs State Abortion Status (stylized) Banned Restricted Protected By 2023, ~14 states banned abortion; others enacted protections.

Dobbs ended nearly half a century of federal constitutional protection first established by which 1973 decision?

  • A

    Roe v. Wade

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  • B

    Griswold v. Connecticut

  • C

    Eisenstadt v. Baird

  • D

    Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Explanation

Roe (1973) recognized a constitutional right to abortion under substantive due process; Casey (1992) reaffirmed it with the undue-burden test, and Dobbs overruled both.

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