Which case recognized a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy under the right to privacy?

Which case recognized a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy under the right to privacy?

• A. Roe v. Wade
• B. Griswold v. Connecticut
• C. Planned Parenthood v. Casey
• D. Obergefell v. Hodges

Answer: (A)

The question tests recognizing which case first tied abortion rights to a right to privacy. In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court held that the right to privacy implicit in the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment protects a woman's decision to terminate a pregnancy. The decision framed abortion as a fundamental liberty, balancing the woman’s interests with the state’s interests in potential life and maternal health, allowing abortions in the early stages and placing stricter limits after viability. Griswold v. Connecticut, by contrast, recognized a right to privacy in the context of contraception for couples, not abortion. Planned Parenthood v. Casey refined the framework for evaluating restrictions on abortion but did not establish the initial right. Obergefell v. Hodges concerns same-sex marriage. Therefore, Roe v. Wade is the case that recognized the abortion-rights connection to a right to privacy.

The question tests recognizing which case first tied abortion rights to a right to privacy. In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court held that the right to privacy implicit in the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment protects a woman's decision to terminate a pregnancy. The decision framed abortion as a fundamental liberty, balancing the woman’s interests with the state’s interests in potential life and maternal health, allowing abortions in the early stages and placing stricter limits after viability.

Griswold v. Connecticut, by contrast, recognized a right to privacy in the context of contraception for couples, not abortion. Planned Parenthood v. Casey refined the framework for evaluating restrictions on abortion but did not establish the initial right. Obergefell v. Hodges concerns same-sex marriage. Therefore, Roe v. Wade is the case that recognized the abortion-rights connection to a right to privacy.