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Planned Parenthood Assn. of Kansas City, Mo., Inc. v. Ashcroft

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 15, 1983No. 81-1255PublishedCited by 201 opinions

1Judgment of the CourtJustice Powell

These cases, like City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc., ante, p. 416, and Simopoulos v. Virginia, post, p. 506, present questions as to the validity of state statutes or local ordinances regulating the performance of abortions.

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Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc., two physicians who perform abortions, and an abortion clinic (plaintiffs) filed a complaint in the District Court for the Western District of Missouri challenging, as unconstitutional, several sections of the Missouri statutes regulating the performance of abortions. The sections…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. DanforthSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Colautti v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Bellotti v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by201 opinions

  1. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and GynecologistsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Webster v. Reproductive Health ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 2022
  5. Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New Eng.Supreme Court of the United States · 2006

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