Dobbs v/s Roe and Casey: A critical analysis of the override of Roe v/s Wade and Planned Parenthood v/s Casey

Authors

  • Andrea Rosario Íñiguez Manso Abogada, Doctora en Derecho por la Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile. Profesora de Derecho Constitucional, Universidad Autónoma de Chile https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9837-8447

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/rdp.122.2025.44744

Keywords:

Supreme Court, abortion, right to life of the unborn, Roe, Casey, Dobbs

Abstract

Summary: Introduction, II. The right to abortion, right to life of the unborn and the United States Constitution. A. Roe v/s Wade. B. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v/s Casey. C. Dobbs v/s Jackson Women’s Health Organization. III. Critical analysis of the Roe, Casey and Dobbs rulings. A. The right to abortion, the right to life of the unborn and the Constitution of the United States. B. Viability, undue burden and judicial activism. C. The United States Constitution and the stare decisis of Roe and Casey. IV. Conclusion. V. Bibliography.

Abstract: In 1973, the United States Supreme Court issued the historic ruling in the Roe v/s Wade case, which resulted in the declaration of unconstitutionality of most of the laws of the states of the Union that prohibited or restricted abortion. Since its issuance, the Supreme Court’s resolution has caused great controversy, and its opponents never ceased in their attempt to annul it. In 1992 the Supreme Court left Roe in force when it handed down the ruling in the Planned Parenthood v/s Casey case. In 2018, the state of Mississippi passed the Gestational Age law that authorizes abortion only in cases of medical emergency, fetal abnormality, or when per- formed before 15 weeks of gestation. The Jackson Women’s Health Care Center clinic considered that the law violated Roe and Casey, which is why they challenged the legislation before the Supreme Court, which rejected the claim and also annulled those rulings.

The purpose of this article is to analyze the most relevant legal implications of the decision in Dobbs and the projections it may have in the future, regarding state-level regulation of abortion, and the right to life  of the unborn.

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Published

2025-03-12

How to Cite

Íñiguez Manso, A. R. (2025). Dobbs v/s Roe and Casey: A critical analysis of the override of Roe v/s Wade and Planned Parenthood v/s Casey. Revista de Derecho Político, (122), 133–158. https://doi.org/10.5944/rdp.122.2025.44744

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