Which case overturned Georgia's ban on abortions as a violation of a woman's right to privacy?

Which case overturned Georgia's ban on abortions as a violation of a woman's right to privacy?

• A. McCleskey v. Kemp
• B. Roe v. Wade
• C. Doe v. Bolton
• D. Bowers v. Hardwick

Answer: (C)

Abortion rights rest on a woman’s liberty to decide privately about pregnancy, protected by the right to privacy under the Fourteenth Amendment. Roe v. Wade established that this privacy interest encompasses the decision to terminate a pregnancy and struck down many state bans. Doe v. Bolton, decided alongside Roe, broadened and applied that protection, ruling that Georgia’s ban violated a woman’s privacy by unduly restricting her ability to choose an abortion. By expanding the scope of when and how abortion restrictions fail to respect private decision-making, Doe v. Bolton contributed to overturning Georgia’s ban in this privacy-based framework.

Abortion rights rest on a woman’s liberty to decide privately about pregnancy, protected by the right to privacy under the Fourteenth Amendment. Roe v. Wade established that this privacy interest encompasses the decision to terminate a pregnancy and struck down many state bans. Doe v. Bolton, decided alongside Roe, broadened and applied that protection, ruling that Georgia’s ban violated a woman’s privacy by unduly restricting her ability to choose an abortion. By expanding the scope of when and how abortion restrictions fail to respect private decision-making, Doe v. Bolton contributed to overturning Georgia’s ban in this privacy-based framework.