West Alabama Women's Center v. Thomas M. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ED CARNES, Chief Judge:
*1314 Some Supreme Court Justices have been of the view that there is constitutional law and then there is the aberration of constitutional law relating to abortion. If so, what we must apply here is the aberration.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Act
This case involves a method of abortion that is clinically referred to as Dilation and Evacuation (D & E). Or dismemberment abortion, as the State less clinically calls it. That name is more accurate because the method involves tearing apart and extracting piece-by-piece from the uterus what was until then a living unborn child. This is…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by31 opinions
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 2022
- Jackson Women's Health Orgn v. Thomas DobbsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
- Planned Parenthood v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
- EMW Women's Surgical Center v. Eric FriedlanderCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
- Harris v. West Alabama Women's CenterSupreme Court of the United States · 2019
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.