LANDMARK CASE
Roe v. Wade and Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
410 U.S. 113 (1973); 597 U.S. 215 (2022) · Supreme Court of the United States · Constitutional law
At a glance
- Citation: 410 U.S. 113 (1973); 597 U.S. 215 (2022)
- Court: Supreme Court of the United States
- Area of law: Constitutional law
- In one line: Roe said yes. Dobbs overruled Roe, returning the question to the states.
1 Facts
Roe recognised a constitutional right to abortion. Dobbs, nearly fifty years later, reviewed that decision.
2 Issue
Does the US Constitution protect a right to abortion?
3 What the court decided
Roe said yes. Dobbs overruled Roe, returning the question to the states.
4 Why it matters
A study in how precedent can be overruled, compared with India's Medical Termination of Pregnancy law and X v. Principal Secretary (2022).
5 Think about it
What does Dobbs teach about stare decisis?
6 Analyse it yourself
Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.
7 More cases on Constitutional law
- A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras AIR 1950 SC 27
- ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla (1976) 2 SCC 521
- Air India v. Nergesh Meerza (1981) 4 SCC 335
- Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib Sehravardi (1981) 1 SCC 722
- Anuj Garg v. Hotel Association of India (2008) 3 SCC 1
- Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020) 3 SCC 637
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