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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
597 U.S. 215
Holding / constitutional rule
Held that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion and overruled Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
Why it matters
Returned primary authority over abortion regulation to elected governments, subject to other constitutional constraints.
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