Law and Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)

Almost ten years after the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade [5] (1973) the battle over abortion [6] was still being waged. The reproductive rights [7] of women in the United States were being challenged by the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982 [8]. The act was comprised of four provisions that restricted the fundamental right a woman had to obtaining an abortion [6], as established in R...

Con law is as con law does: a survey of Planned Parenthood v. Casey in the state and federal courts.

Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix (1942-1978)

The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was established in 1942 to expand Arizona women's access to family planning [2] resources. The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was formed through the merging of The Mother's Health Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, with the national Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The clinic was primarily based within the Phoenix Memorial Hospital campus b...

Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson (1950-1977)

Established in 1950, the Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson provided Arizona women with family planning [3] resources until 1977, when it expanded to locations outside of Tucson and became Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona. The Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson was formed after the Clinica Para Madres, the first birth control [4] clinic in Arizona, merged with the national organization ...