Legal Opinion
Hope Medical Group for Women v. Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1995No. 94-30445PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal centers on the complex issue of public funding for abortions. The plaintiffs, Hope Medical Group for Women and Dr. Ifeanyi Okpalobi, filed suit in federal district court on behalf of their Medicaid-eligible patients seeking to enjoin Louisiana from enforcing a state statute prohibiting the state’s Medicaid program from funding abortions except in cases where an abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother. The district court issued an injunction prohibiting the state from enforcing the statute in so far as the statute prohibits funding for…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Tex. v. SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- Hodges v. HuckabeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
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- Planned Parenthood of Central Texas v. SanchezDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2003
- Detgen ex rel. Detgen v. JanekDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2013
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