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The Undue Burden Standard

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In Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) the Court replaced Roe's trimester framework with the undue burden test.

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The test allowed restrictions before viability so long as they placed no substantial obstacle in the way.

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A standard can replace another without overruling the underlying right — Casey kept the right and changed its test.