Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
United States Supreme Court
492 U.S. 490 (1989) (No. 88-605)
- Written by Rebecca Wilhelm, JD
Facts
Under a Missouri law, doctors had to check whether a fetus was viable before agreeing to perform an abortion on a woman who was at least 20 weeks pregnant. If the fetus was viable, the abortion was illegal. The United States Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of this law.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Rehnquist, C.J.)
Concurrence (Scalia, J.)
Concurrence (O’Connor, J.)
Dissent (Blackmun, J.)
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