Legal Opinion
Whole Woman's Health v. Paxton
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided November 22, 2017No. CAUSE NO. A-17-CV-690-LYPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION INCORPORATING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
LEE YEAKEL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the court is the above-styled and numbered action by which Plaintiffs, all providers of second-trimester abortion services in Texas, challenge the constitutionality of recently enacted Texas abortion laws.1 See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The laws at issue regulate second-trimester abortion procedures and are included in Texas Senate Bill 8, Section 6, which, inter alia, creates a new Subchapter G in the Texas Health and Safety Code. See Act of May 26, 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., ch. 441, §…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Stenberg v. CarhartSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gonzales v. CarhartSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- In Re KOREAN AIR LINES DISASTER OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1983. Appeal of Plaintiffs Steering CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by9 opinions
- West Alabama Women's Center v. Thomas M. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- EMW Women's Surgical Center v. Eric FriedlanderCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
- Emw Women's Surgical Ctr. v. MeierDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2019
- Bernard v. Individual Members of the Ind. Med. Licensing Bd.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 2019
- Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region v. YostDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2019
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