Supreme Court - Abortion (Public Policy)

Question 1

Roe v Wade (1973)

Answer 1

SC declared 7-2 that women had right to abortion under 14th amendment right of ‘liberty’

Question 2

Consequence of Roe v Wade (1973)

Answer 2

Allowed abortions

Loose constructionist

Question 3

Gonzales v Carhart (2007)

Answer 3

SC (5-4) upheld Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, which had banned a procedure which involved crushing the skull of the foetus to make removal easier

Question 4

Consequence of Gonzales v Carhart (2007)

Answer 4

Makes it harder to get an abortion
Judicial restraint
Shows more conservative court

Question 5

Whole Woman’s Health v Hellerstedt (2016)

Answer 5

Sc voted 5-3 that provisions to have an abortion in Texas were unconstitutional

Question 6

Consequence of Whole Woman’s Health v Hellerstedt (2016)

Answer 6

Reaffirmed abortion rights

Judicial review