Legal Opinion
Gretchen Stuart v. Paul Camnitz
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 22, 2014No. 14-1150PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge DUNCAN joined.
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
At issue here is a North Carolina statute that requires physicians to perform an ultrasound, display the sonogram, and describe the fetus to women seeking abortions. A physician must display and describe the image during the ultrasound, even if the woman actively “avert[s] her eyes” and “refus[es] to hear.” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90 — 21.85(b). This compelled speech, even though it is a regulation of the medical profession, is ideological in intent and in…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by35 opinions
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