Legal Opinion
Memphis Planned Parenthood, Inc. v. Donald Sundquist, Governor of the State of Tennessee, and John Knox Walkup, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1999No. 97-6239PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlan E. Norris, J.
DAVID A. NELSON, J. (pp. 467-68), delivered a separate concurring opinion. KEITH, J. (pp. 468-97), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.
Memphis Planned Parenthood, Inc., (“MPP”) petitioned the district court for a preliminary injunction preventing the State of Tennessee from enforcing its Parental Consent for Abortion by Minors Act (“Consent Act” or “Act”). The district court granted the injunction, and the state appeals.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1995, the Tennessee General Assembly passed the Consent Act, making it illegal for a physician to perform an abortion on an…
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