Hodgson Case Doctor Jane Hodgson performed an illegal abortion on a woman who was in danger of infection if her child was born since the child was infected. She turned herself into the police in order to change the law of abortion in Minnesota. She was convicted in the trial court. Hodgson appealed to the Minnesota Supreme Court they also ruled that Hodgson was guilty and so Hodgson took the case to the US Supreme Court In the Supreme Court the ruling was overturned. Justice Blackmun who had medical background wrote the Court opinion. Blackmun wrote that the Constitution imagines the “right of privacy” that was “broad enough to encompass a woman’s decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.” His opinion was the complete opposite
