Legal Opinion
Abele v. Markle
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided April 18, 1972No. Civ. 14291PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*801LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.
In Connecticut, statutes prohibit all abortions,1 all attempts at abortion,2 and all aid, advice and encouragement to bring about abortion,3 unless necessary to preserve the life of the mother or the fetus. These statutes are challenged by Dorothy Doe, pregnant, married, and a Connecticut resident, and by numerous female physicians, nurses, and medical counseling personnel residing and practicing in Connecticut.4 We
think that by these statutes Connecticut trespasses unjustifiably on the personal privacy and liberty of its female citizenry.4a Accordingly we hold the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Eisenstadt v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Zwickler v. KootaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Jennie McCormack v. Mark HiedemanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- Klein v. Nassau County Medical CenterDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- Thoms v. HeffernanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Abele v. MarkleDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1972
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