Legal Opinion

RB Ex Rel. VD v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided July 19, 2001No. 2001-CA-00361-SCTPublished

1Opinion of the Court

790 So.2d 830 (2001)

In the Matter of R.B., A Minor, by and Through Her Next Friend, V.D.,

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2001-CA-00361-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 19, 2001.

Sarah C. Jubb, Sardis, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Wayne Snuggs, Attorneys for Appellee.

EN BANC.

SMITH, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. R.B., an unmarried and unemancipated minor, filed her petition pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. §§ 41-41-51 to 63 (1993) and UCCR 10.01, for a waiver of parental consent for an abortion. The Chancery Court of Panola County denied her waiver of consent, finding that R.B.…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Bellotti v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. UHS-Qualicare, Inc. v. GULF COAST COM. HOSP., INC.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. In Re DoeTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Mullins v. RatcliffMississippi Supreme Court · 1987

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