Legal Opinion
Karlin v. Foust
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided October 2, 1997No. 96-C-0374-CPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CRABB, District Judge.
The state of Wisconsin has enacted a law that requires physicians who provide abortions to give their patients specific oral and printed information at least 24 hours before performing an abortion. The question this case raises is whether the new law will make it so difficult for women in Wisconsin to exercise their constitutionally protected rights to obtain abortions as to constitute an “undue burden” as articulated in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833, 112 S.Ct. 2791, 120 L.Ed.2d 674 (1992). Although the law…
2Cases cited67 opinions
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Karlin v. FoustCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Summit Medical Center of Alabama, Inc. v. RileyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2003
- Richmond Medical Center for Women v. GilmoreDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999
- Summit Medical Center of Alabama, Inc. v. RileyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2003
- Elizabeth Karlin, M.D. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc. Gary T. Prohaska, M.D. Dennis D. Christensen, M.D. And Summit Women's Health Organization, on Behalf of Themselves and Their Patients Seeking Abortions v. C. William Foust, in His Official Capacity as District Attorney for Dane County and a Representative of the Class of All District Attorneys in Wisconsin James E. Doyle, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Wisconsin James Chambers, Michael Mehr, B. Ann Nevaiser, James Esswein, Rudolfo Molina, W.R. Schwartz, Mikki Patterson, Sidney Johnson, Sandra Makhorn, Pablo Pedraza, Glenn Hoberg, Wanda Roever, Ronald Grossman, and Darold Treffert, in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board Elaine August, Timothy D. Burns, Bonnie M. Creighton, Ruth E. Lindgren, Pamela A. Maxon, Lorraine A. Norem, Roberta P. Overby, McArthur Weddle, and Ann Brewer, in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Wisconsin Board of Nursing Muriel Harper, Virginia Heinemann, Cornelia Hempe, Douglas Knight, and Anita Kropf, in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Social Worker Section of the Wisconsin Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Joseph Leean, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services and K.B. Piper, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Division of Health of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, and E. Michael McCann in His Official Capacity as District Attorney for Milwaukee CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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