Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, on June 24, 2022, the majority opinion declared that “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives."
The questions presented were:
1. Whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional.
2. Whether the validity of a pre-viability law that protects women's health, the dignity of unborn children, and the integrity of the medical profession and society should be analyzed under Casey's "undue burden" standard or Hellerstedt's balancing of benefits and burdens.
3. Whether abortion providers have third-party standing to invalidate a law that protects women's health from the dangers of late-term abortions.
Oral Arguments
You can hear the oral arguments for this case here:
Or listen to them directly on the Supreme Court's website here.
The Ruling
You can read the final ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health either in our read in full below, or click here for a PDF.
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