Stenberg v. Carhart

Stenberg v. Carhart (2000) was a significant U.S. Supreme Court case concerning abortion rights. The Court ruled that a Nebraska law banning certain late-term abortion procedures, termed "partial-birth abortion," was unconstitutional. The decision was based on the finding that the law was overly broad and lacked exceptions for the health of the mother. This case highlighted the tension between state regulations and women's rights to make medical decisions about abortion, reaffirming the importance of protecting access to safe abortion procedures under the constitutional right to privacy.