[Fwd: Fwd: Re: Sarah Jessica Parker pressed into service]

[B. Deutsch]

Roe set up a "trimester" standard for abortion: First two trimesters there was
a right to have an abortion, third trimester states could set up barriers.

In 1992, the court surplanted Roe with the Casey decision, which undid Roe's
trimester standard and said that states could enact regulations at any point
so long as they didn't present "an undue burden" on choosing abortion.  In
Casey and all the time since, only two burdens have been found undue:
husband-notification and late-term abortions.  All other burdens the court has
seen - including parental notification and waiting periods - it has found to
be "due."

--BD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Sawicky" <sawicky at epinet.org>
To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 8:52 AM
Subject: RE: [Fwd: Fwd: Re: Sarah Jessica Parker pressed into service]


: Translation please.
:
: mbs
:
:
: Katha,
:
: Wake up! The Roe trimester framework is dead, killed by Casey, and replaced
: with the undue burden standard. Roe is not the law as far as trimesters
: goes. Really, abortion rights activists should know this.
:
: --Justin Schwartz (a lawyer)
:
: