{"id":351976,"date":"2016-04-04T11:02:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T16:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/family\/reproductive-rights\/reproductive-rights-u-s-supreme-court-cases.html"},"modified":"2024-06-26T09:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T14:50:00","slug":"reproductive-rights-u-s-supreme-court-cases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/family\/reproductive-rights\/reproductive-rights-u-s-supreme-court-cases.html","title":{"rendered":"Reproductive Rights: U.S. Supreme Court Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Reproductive Rights: U.S. Supreme Court Cases<\/h1>\n
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\n By Eric Harvey, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Aviana Cooper, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Many of the reproductive rights we enjoy or don’t enjoy today are the result of major U.S. Supreme Court cases.  For example, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade<\/i> in 2022, eliminating a national right to an abortion.  By contrast, years earlier, the Court determined that unmarried people have a right to birth control.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Reproductive rights in America can vary significantly from one state to the next. Each jurisdiction has its own laws relating to\u00a0abortion<\/a>\u00a0rights, contraception, and family planning.
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Federal courts and district courts have served as venues for contesting these issues for decades. The final decision-maker on these laws is the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\r\n

There are cases involving the\u00a0reproductive rights<\/a>\u00a0of individuals, including the right to:<\/p>\r\n