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STENBERG v. CARHART

No. 99-830.

530 U.S. 914 (2000)

120 S.Ct. 2597

147 L.Ed.2d 743

STENBERG, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEBRASKA, ET AL. v. CARHART

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Stenberg, Attorney General of Nebraska, pro se, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was L. Steven Grasz, Deputy Attorney General.

Simon Heller argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Janet Benshoof, Priscilla J. Smith, Bonnie Scott Jones, Jerry M. Hug, and Alan G. Stoler.*

Justice Breyer, delivered the opinion of the Court.

We again consider the right to an abortion. We understand the controversial nature of the problem. Millions of Americans believe that life begins at conception and consequently that an abortion is akin to causing the death of an innocent child; they recoil at the thought of a law that would permit it. Other millions fear that a law that forbids abortion would condemn many...

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