United States Supreme Court Decisions 

Abortion

ROE v. WADE, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)   Established Right to Abortion in U.S. Constitution
DOE v. BOLTON, 410 U.S. 179 (1973) Companion case to Roe
CONNECTICUT v. MENILLO, 423 U.S. 9 (1975) State law could still prohibit abortion by non-physician
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MISSOURI v. DANFORTH, 428 U.S. 52 (1976)  May not require spousal consent, etc.
BEAL v. DOE, 432 U.S. 438 (1977)  Abortion funding restriction did not violate Title XIX of Social Security Act
POELKER v. DOE, 432 U.S. 519 (1977) Public hospital can decline to perform non-therapeutic abortions
COLAUTTI v. FRANKLIN, 439 U.S. 379 (1979) Invalidates aspects of a statute relating to viability
BELLOTTI v. BAIRD, 443 U.S. 622 (1979)  Parental consent law must allow bypass procedure
HARRIS v. McRAE, 448 U.S. 297 (1980) Upheld constitutionality of Hyde Amendment restricting public funding of abortion
AKRON v. AKRON CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, 462 U.S. 416 (1983) Invalidates Akron abortion ordinance
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSN. v. ASHCROFT, 462 U.S. 476 (1983)   Rejects 2nd trimester abortion in hospital requirement; upholds Missouri parental consent statute

Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 476 U.S. 747 (1986), http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=476&invol=747  Invalidated Pennsylvania statutes on informed consent, reporting requirements and post-viability abortions

 WEBSTER v. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, 492 U.S. 490 (1989) Upholds ban on use of public facilities and employees to perform abortions; upholds requirement for viability testing after 20 weeks gestation
HODGSON v. MINNESOTA, 497 U.S. 417 (1990) Upholds two-parent notification if has judicial bypass
OHIO v. AKRON CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, 497 U.S. 502 (1990) Upholds one-parent notification with requirement that maturity and best interests be proven by clear and convincing evidence for judicial bypass
RUST v. SULLIVAN, 500 U.S. 173 (1991) Upholds regulations prohibiting Title X projects from engaging in abortion counseling, referrals, or  advocacy in the project and requiring such projects to maintain independence from abortion activities by the use of separate facilities, personnel, and accounting records.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN PA. v. CASEY, 505 U.S. 833 (1992) Upholds right to abortion but changes standard to “undue burden”; Invalidates spousal notice requirement; Upholds Pennsylvania parental consent statute and informed consent with 24-hour waiting period.
BRAY v. ALEXANDRIA CLINIC, 506 U.S. 263 (1993) Abortion demonstrators did not violate federal civil rights statute because actions were not motivated by animus against women or aimed at preventing interstate travel to obtain an abortion
STENBERG, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEBRASKA, et al. v. CARHART (2000) Invalidates Nebraska Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
HILL et al. v. COLORADO et al. (2000) Upholds a Colorado statute which created a “bubble zone” prohibiting any person within 100 feet of a health care facility's entrance from "knowingly approaching" within 8 feet of another person, without that person's consent, in order to pass a leaflet to, display a sign to, or engage in oral protest, education, or counseling with that person
GONZALES v. CARHART (2007) Upholds Federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/1531.html

Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 248 http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/248.html

Church Amendment – Non-discrimination against those performing or not performing abortion or sterilization, 42 U.S.C. 300a-7  http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/usc_sec_42_00000300---a007-.html

Related to many of these decisions was the decision regarding the "Right to Privacy" from the following case:

GRISWOLD v. CONNECTICUT, 381 U.S. 479 (1965)

Euthanasia and Infanticide

VACCO  v. QUILL 521 U.S. 793 (1997) New York statute prohibiting assisted suicide does not violate Equal Protection Clause.
CRUZAN v. DIRECTOR, MDH, 497 U.S. 261 (1990)   State may require that evidence of an incompetent's wishes as to the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment be proved by clear and convincing evidence.
BOWEN v. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSN., 476 U.S. 610 (1986) Holds that Dept. of HHS exceeded its statutory authority in adopting regulations to prevent denial of treatment to handicapped infants
WASHINGTON v. GLUCKSBERG, 521 U.S. 702 (1997) Washington statute prohibiting causing or aiding a suicide does not violate Due Process Clause