Abortion under State Constitutions by Paul Benjamin LintonPublication Date: 2020
On June 24, 2022, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the United States Supreme Court overruled its earlier decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) that had recognized a right to abortion under the federal constitution. The Court's decision in Dobbs returns the issue of abortion to the States. Before the Court's decision in Dobbs, state constitutional analysis was important as it related to the validity, under state constitutions, of abortion regulations that met federal constitutional standards.