| Webster v. Reproductive Health Services | |
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| Argued April 26, 1989 Decided July 3, 1989 | |
| Full case name | William L. Webster, Attorney General of Missouri, et al. v. Reproductive Health Services, et al. |
| Citations | 492 U.S. 490 (more) 109 S. Ct. 3040; 106 L. Ed. 2d 410; 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3290; 57 U.S.L.W. 5023 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Reproductive Health Servs. v. Webster, 662 F. Supp. 407 (W.D. Mo. 1987); affirmed, 851 F.2d 1071 (8th Cir. 1988); probable jurisdiction noted, 488 U.S. 1003 (1989). |
| Holding | |
| The Missouri law did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist (part II-C), joined by unanimous; White, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy (parts I, II-A, II-B) |
| Plurality | Rehnquist (parts II-D, III), joined by White, Kennedy |
| Concurrence | O'Connor |
| Concurrence | Scalia |
| Concur/dissent | Blackmun, joined by Brennan, Marshall |
| Concur/dissent | Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Superseded by | |
| Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) | |
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 492 U.S. 490 (1989), was a United States Supreme Court decision on upholding a Missouri law that imposed restrictions on the use of state funds, facilities, and employees in performing, assisting with, or counseling an abortion.[1] The Supreme Court in Webster allowed for states to legislate in an aspect that had previously been thought to be forbidden under Roe v. Wade (1973).[2]
- ^ Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 492 U.S. 490 (1989).
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- ^ Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973).
