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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1992
Page
8
Both sides claimed victory or defeat after the Supreme Court upheld most Pennsylvania abortion restrictions while not overturning Roe v Wade. Pro life leaders lamented a loss of the fundamental right, while abortion rights advocates warned of curbs via the undue burden standard and state regulation.
A Monday decision cites the 1976 Danforth ruling to prevent enforcement of laws that require a husband to be notified or consent to a woman's abortion. The ruling frames such statutes as unconstitutional or unconstitutionally applied. The decision signals a shift away from state mandates on spousal involvement in abortion decisions.
A court upholds a rule that a married woman seeking an abortion must notify her husband. The rulingAffirming the requirement, the decision emphasizes spousal consent as a legal condition in the case analyzed.
Justice Scalia cites states may permit abortion on demand but not required. Landmark cases include Roe v Wade, Planned Parenthood v Danforth, Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Thornburgh, Webster, Rust v Sullivan, and Barrett. Rulings span consent, parental notification, counseling, funding, and use of public facilities for abortion information.
The Supreme Court ruled states may restrict but not ban abortion, a decision analysts say helps President Bush politically by avoiding angering his base and may aid abortion rights candidates at the state level as legislatures gain power to regulate abortion. Pollsters note voters’ concern over rights versus bans and the ruling’s impact on campaign dynamics.
Teresa Dixon Murray reports from Gastonia that both sides expect a wave of abortion bills when North Carolina’s General Assembly begins in January. The Supreme Court ruling allows states to impose limits, fueling predictions about parental notification, informed consent, and waiting periods as campaigns and elections shape future policy.
The Supreme Court rejects the Bush push to overturn Roe v Wade, upholding most of Pennsylvania’s abortion provisions. Justices O Connor Kennedy Souter co author the main opinion, forming a new undue burden standard. Four justices dissent on abortion as a constitutional right.
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