Philosophy 265 Reading Assignment for

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey (1992)

This reading assignment has three parts.

Part 1: The majority opinion in this case is rather epic in length; instead of reading it, please the summary of the case printed here (i.e. read the court “syllabus”). This also summarizes the dissent by Chief Justice Rehnquist.

Part 2: The other opinions are not well summarized in the court syllabus. To get a flavor of these, please read an excerpt from Justice Blackmun’s opinion by clicking here.

Part 3: Please read an excerpt from Justice Scalia’s dissent by clicking here.