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Abortion: Justice O'Connor's Opinions (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date July 15, 2005
Report Number RS22198
Report Type Report
Authors Jon O. Shimabukuro, American Law Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court, led by Justices O'Connor, Kennedy, and Souter, adopted a new standard for reviewing the constitutionality of restrictions on abortion. Under the new standard, a reviewing court would consider whether an abortion restriction has the effect of imposing an "undue burden" on a woman's right to obtain an abortion. This report will examine Justice O'Connor's notable opinions on abortion, and explore her role in the development of the undue burden standard.