Legal Opinion
Paula Poe, and All Others Similarly Situated v. Richard E. Gerstein, Etc., Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1975No. 74-2745PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
The state of Florida appeals the judgment of a three-judge district court which declared Fla.Stat.Ann. § 458.22(3) (Supp.1975-76) unconstitutional. We agree that the statute is unconstitutional and we therefore affirm the judgment below.
I
A pregnant married woman, a pregnant minor (referred to in this litigation by the pseudonyms “Nancy Coe” and “Patricia Noe” respectively), and a physician, Dr. Lynn P. Carmichael, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida challenging the constitutionality of two provisions of the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. DanforthSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bellotti v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Margaret S. v. EdwardsDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1980
- Ralph M. Wynn, M. D. v. Bernard CareyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Wynn v. ScottDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978
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