The U.S. Supreme Court case City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc., et al., 1982 dealt with a local ordinance in the city of Akron, Ohio that imposed several restrictions on abortions. The regulations included requirements such as mandatory waiting periods after consent, disposal procedures for fetal remains and the necessity for all second-trimester abortions to be performed in hospitals. The court ruled against the city of Akron by a margin of 6-3, finding that these provisions were unconstitutional as they violated women's rights under Roe v Wade (1973). This decision reaffirmed that states could not impose undue burdens or substantial obstacles on women seeking an abortion before viability.

In the dissenting opinion of City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc., Justice Blackmun argued that the majority's decision to uphold several provisions in an Ohio law regulating abortions was a significant departure from previous Supreme Court rulings on abortion rights. He contended that these regulations were unnecessary and burdensome intrusions into a woman’s right to make personal decisions about her own body, as established by Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. The requirement for parental consent or judicial bypass for minors seeking abortions, he believed, did not serve any compelling state interest but rather imposed undue obstacles on young women's access to safe and legal abortions. Similarly, he criticized the 24-hour waiting period as being based on unfounded assumptions about women's decision-making abilities and emotional stability. Furthermore, he disagreed with upholding the provision requiring all second-trimester abortions be performed in hospitals due to its potential impact on accessibility and affordability of services.