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Doe v. Bolton
| Doe v. Bolton | |
|---|---|
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| Argued December 13, 1971 Reargued October 11, 1972 Decided January 22, 1973 | |
| Full case name | Mary Doe v. Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General of Georgia, et al. |
| Citations | 410 U.S. 179 (more) 93 S. Ct. 739; 35 L. Ed. 2d 201 |
| Related cases | Roe v. Wade |
| Decision | Opinion |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Doe v. Bolton, 319 F. Supp. 1048 (N.D. Ga. 1970) |
| Questions presented | |
| Whether 26-1201 to 26-1203 of the Georgia Code by limiting the grounds for the performance of abortions deprive women and physicians of their fundamental rights of privacy and liberty in violation of the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution | |
| Holding | |
| The three procedural conditions in 26-1202 (b) of Ga. Criminal Code violate the Fourteenth Amendment. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia affirmed. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Blackmun, joined by Burger, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, Powell |
| Concurrence | Burger |
| Concurrence | Douglas |
| Concurrence | Stewart |
| Dissent | White, joined by Rehnquist |
| Dissent | Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. Amend. XIV; Ga. Criminal Code § 26-1202 (b) | |
Superseded by | |
| Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) | |
Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179 (1973), was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States overturning the abortion law of Georgia.[1] The Supreme Court's decision was released on January 22, 1973, the same day as the decision in the better-known case of Roe v. Wade.[2]
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