Legal Opinion
MKB Management Corp. v. Wayne Stenehjem
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 22, 2015No. 14-2128PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question whether, given the current state of medical science, a state generally may prohibit physicians from aborting unborn children who possess detectable heartbeats. The district court 1 held that it may not. Because United States Supreme Court precedent does not permit us to reach a contrary result, we affirm.
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North Dakota has, for a number of years, prohibited abortion “[ajfter the point in pregnancy when the unborn child may reasonably be expected to have reached viability,” except when necessary to preserve the life or health of the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Planned Parenthood Ind. & Ky., Inc. v. Comm'r of the Ind. State Dep't of HealthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
- Jackson Women's Health Orgn v. Thomas DobbsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
- Planned Parenthood v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
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