Legal Opinion
Jackson Women's Health Org. v. Currier
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided November 20, 2018No. 3:18-CV-171-CWR-FKBPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In March 2018, Mississippi enacted House Bill 1510, one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. Plaintiffs filed suit to challenge this law.
There is a lone legal question presented: does H.B. 1510 infringe on the Fourteenth *538Amendment due process rights of women? It does, unequivocally.
I. Procedural Background
On March 19, 2018, Mississippi enacted H.B. 1510, which is titled "An Act to ... Prohibit Abortions After 15 Weeks' Gestation." The Act can be summarized by § 1.4(b):
Except in a medical emergency or in the case of a severe fetal abnormality, a person shall not intentionally…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Colautti v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gonzales v. CarhartSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by10 opinions
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 2022
- Jackson Women's Health Orgn v. Thomas DobbsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
- Bryant v. WoodallDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2019
- Jackson Women's Health Org. v. DobbsDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2019
- Griggs v. GrahamDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2023
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.