Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Significance, Supreme Court Upholds The Right To Abortion, Further Readings
Appellant
Richard Thornburgh, U.S. Attorney General
Appellee
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Appellant's Claim
That new regulations imposed by Pennsylvania on abortion do not unconstitutionally restrict a woman's right to have an abortion.
Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Andrew S. Gordon
Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Kathryn Kolbert
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun (writing for the Court), William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., John Paul Stevens
Justices Dissenting
Warren E. Burger, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
11 June 1986
Decision
The Supreme Court struck down the regulations.
Related Cases
- Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973).
- Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, 462 U.S. 416 (1983).
- Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 492 U.S. 490 (1989).
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