Legal Opinion
Victoria W. v. Larpenter
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 2004No. 02-30598PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This suit has its genesis in the tension inherent in an inmate’s right to an abortion and her prison’s need to regulate elective medical procedures. Here there is a challenge to the prison’s policy of requiring an inmate to obtain a court order to receive an elective medical procedure. It is urged that insisting upon judicial authorization is not reasonably related to a legitimate penological interest. The requirement is further challenged as a product of deliberate indifference to an in mate’s right to terminate a pregnancy. Finally, it is urged that…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by142 opinions
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