American Government / Unit 3 Gov 120 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Undue Burden Standard
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The idea
In Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) the Court replaced Roe's trimester framework with the undue burden test.
In practice
The test allowed restrictions before viability so long as they placed no substantial obstacle in the way.
Where people slip
A standard can replace another without overruling the underlying right — Casey kept the right and changed its test.
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