Legal Opinion
Ragsdale v. Turnock
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 27, 1985No. 85 C 6011PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NORDBERG, District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring this action against defendants pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1988 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of three Illinois statutes, and the regulations thereunder, which, plaintiffs contend, form a scheme that in effect requires all abortions to be performed in a hospital or its functional equivalent. Plaintiffs charge that this scheme violates the equal protection rights of Illinois physicians who perform or desire to perform abortions, and the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. DanforthSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Carey v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Roland MacHinery Company v. Dresser Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Richard M. Ragsdale v. Bernard J. Turnock, Director of the Illinois Department of Public HealthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Gomez v. Illinois State Board of EducationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
- Ragsdale v. TurnockCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Doe v. Spokane & Inland Empire Blood BankCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1989
- Graham v. Security Savings & LoanDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1989
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