Question

chipping away at roe
in the 1992 case planned parenthood v. casey, the supreme court again affirmed the roe decision — but added a new \undue burden\ standard that allowed states to put laws in place to make it even harder to get an abortion. between 1973 and 2021, states enacted more than 1,336 abortion restrictions. in 2021 alone, there were over 600 bills introduced to limit the ability to get an abortion; 108 were passed.
by 2021, the supreme court and the federal courts across the country had shifted dramatically, as anti - abortion rights politicians named judges with long records hostile to reproductive rights. although roe technically remained the law of the land, the reshaped court allowed the state of texas to enforce a law that made roe nearly meaningless for the vast majority of texans. the law, s.b. 8, banned abortion after six weeks of pregnancy — before many people even know they’re pregnant. the supreme court allowed abortion access in texas to become a right in name only — signaling the justices’ readiness to deal a final blow to roes protection of abortion rights. on june 24, 2022, roe was overturned, giving the court of each state the power to ban abortion — and many states did so within weeks. (dobbs. v. jackson)

1. how did planned parenthood v. casey change the roe decision?
2. what has changed recently with roe v. wade? first the states and then federally?

Explanation:

1. In the 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court affirmed the Roe decision but added a new "undue burden" standard. This allowed states to put laws in place to make it harder to get an abortion.
2. By 2021, the Supreme Court and federal courts had shifted as anti - abortion rights politicians named judges hostile to reproductive rights. Texas enforced a law (S.B. 8) banning abortion after six weeks. On June 24, 2022, Roe was overturned (Dobbs v. Jackson), giving states the power to ban abortion. Many states did so within weeks.

Answer:

1. The Supreme Court affirmed Roe but added an "undue burden" standard allowing states to restrict abortion.
2. States like Texas passed strict abortion bans (e.g., S.B. 8). Federally, Roe v. Wade was overturned (Dobbs v. Jackson) in 2022, giving states the power to ban abortion.