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The Court upheld the constitutional right to have an abortion that was established in [[Roe v. Wade]] (1973), but altered the standard for analyzing restrictions on that right, crafting the "undue burden" standard for abortion restrictions. The husband notification provision is an undue burden. | The Court upheld the constitutional right to have an abortion that was established in [[Roe v. Wade]] (1973), but altered the standard for analyzing restrictions on that right, crafting the "undue burden" standard for abortion restrictions. The husband notification provision is an undue burden. | ||
|rule=A state abortion regulation that imposes an "undue burden" in restricting abortions is unconstitutional. An "<span style="background:magenta">undue burden</span>" is a "<span style="background:magenta">substantial</span> obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion before the fetus attains viability." | |rule=A state abortion regulation that imposes an "undue burden" in restricting abortions is unconstitutional. An "<span style="background:magenta">=undue burden</span>" is a "<span style="background:magenta">substantial</span> obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion before the fetus attains viability." | ||
|comments=In an unusual move, the opinion was co-authored by Sandra Day O'Connor, Anthony M. Kennedy, and David H. Souter. Of this opinion, parts I, II, III, V-A, V-C, and VI were joined by Harry Blackmun and John Paul Stevens, parts V-E were joined by Stevens, and parts IV, V-B, and V-D were joined by no other justices. | |comments=In an unusual move, the opinion was co-authored by Sandra Day O'Connor, Anthony M. Kennedy, and David H. Souter. Of this opinion, parts I, II, III, V-A, V-C, and VI were joined by Harry Blackmun and John Paul Stevens, parts V-E were joined by Stevens, and parts IV, V-B, and V-D were joined by no other justices. | ||
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