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Quotation from Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey by Supreme Court of the United States
“We believe that Roe was wrongly decided, and that it can and should be overruled consistently with our traditional approach to stare decisis in constitutional cases.”
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, Opinion of Chief Justice Rehnquist, concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
The Chief Justice, joined by White, Scalia and Thomas, states the position of the four Justices who would have overruled Roe.
Citation: "We believe that Roe was wrongly decided, and that it can and should be overruled consistently with our traditional approach to stare decisis in constitutional cases." — Supreme Court of the United States, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, Opinion of Chief Justice Rehnquist, concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id planned-parenthood-v-casey-q4)
Portrait: Sandra Day O'Connor crop, Library of Congress (Transferred by Sven Manguard,, Public domain.
