Legal Opinion
Richmond Medical Center for Women v. Herring
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2009No. 03-1821, 04-1255PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we consider whether Virginia’s “Partial Birth Infanticide” Act, Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-71.1 (the ‘Virginia Act”), is facially unconstitutional.
After the Commonwealth of Virginia enacted the Virginia Act in April 2003, but before its July 1, 2003 effective date, Richmond Medical Center and its owner and medical director, Dr. William Fitzhugh (collectively, “Dr. Fitzhugh”), commenced this action to declare the Act unconstitutional and to enjoin its enforcement. The complaint alleged that the Act (1) impermissibly failed to include an exception for the…
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