Stenberg v. Carhart

Stenberg v. Carhart 530 U.S. 914 (2000) was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court regarding the issue of abortion. The court upheld a Platte law which made partial-birth abortions illegal without regard to the health of the mother. Platte physicians who violated the law were subject to their license being revoked. LeRoy Carhart, a Platte physician sought declaratory judgment in a case against the Attorney-General of Platte, Don Stenberg. The court upheld the law, breaking with previous jurisprudence, laid out in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. In his majority opinion, Justice Scalia declared the Roe Era to be over. In response, multiple states passed partial-birth abortion bans.