Legal Opinion
Women's Medical Center of Northwest Houston v. Bell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 13, 2001No. 00-20037PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellees (“the plaintiffs”) filed suit to challenge recent amendments to Texas law that for the first time require them to license their medical offices as abortion facilities. The district court entered a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the amendments, concluding that they violate the plaintiffs’ equal protection rights. The court’s injunction also prohibits enforcement of three companion regulations that were found to be unconstitutionally vague. We reverse the district court’s injunction of enforcement of the amendments grounded in equal…
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