Editing Roe v. Wade (section)

=== ''Planned Parenthood v. Danforth'' ===
[[File:Burger Court in 1976.jpg|thumb|[[Burger Court]] in 1976]]
In ''[[Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth|Planned Parenthood v. Danforth]]'', 428 U.S. 52 (1976),<ref>{{ussc|name=Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth|volume=428|page=52|year=1976}}.</ref> the plaintiffs challenged a Missouri statute which regulated abortion. In the regulations for abortions on demand, the state required prior written consent from a parent if the patient was a minor or a spouse if the patient was married. For pregnancies at 12 weeks and later, the statute also banned [[Instillation abortion|saline abortions]],<ref name=Young/> in which chemicals are injected into the [[amniotic sac]] to burn the fetus.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4500022.stm 'I survived an abortion attempt'] by Jane Elliott, December 6, 2005, ''BBC News''</ref> The portions of the statute involving parental or spousal consent and prohibiting saline abortions were struck down.<ref name=Young>{{cite journal|last=Quast|first=Gerald D.|title=Constitutional Law-Blanket Parental Consent Requirement for Minor's Abortion Decision Is Unconstitutional|journal=Texas Tech Law Review|date=1976|volume=8|issue=2|pages=394–402|pmid=11664734|url=https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2346/82840/19_8TexTechLRev394%281976-1977%29.pdf?sequence=1 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>