Legal Opinion
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts v. Francis X. Bellotti
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 15, 1981No. 80-1580PublishedCited by 336 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
This appeal puts in issue the constitutionality of a Massachusetts statute establishing three prerequisites to the performance of abortions: first, that a minor obtain parental or judicial approval prior to having an abortion; second, that any woman seeking an abortion sign a consent form prescribed by the state containing specified information about abortion; and third, that a woman wait twenty-four hours after signing that form before having an abortion. Parties and Proceedings
Plaintiffs-appellants in this action are the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, a…
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