Robinson v. Marshall

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION YASHICA ROBINSON, M.D., ) et al., on behalf of ) themselves, their ) patients, physicians, ) clinic administrators, ) and staff, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. v. ) 2:19cv365-MHT ) (WO) STEVEN MARSHALL, in his ) official capacity as ) Alabama Attorney General, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION This lawsuit challenges a 2019 Alabama statute, Ala. Act No. 2019-189, that imposes criminal liability on abortion providers for nearly all abortions, completed or attempted, regardless of fetal viability.1 In…