Legal Opinion
Women's Community Health Center, Inc. v. Cohen
District Court, D. Maine
Decided September 13, 1979No. Civ. 79-162 P, 79-165 PPublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT
GIGNOUX, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs in these consolidated actions under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seek declaratory and injunctive relief against the enforcement of two statutes regulating the performance of abortions, recently enacted by the Maine Legislature and approved by the Governor, to take effect on September 14, 1979. The first of these statutes, 22 Me.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 1597, enacted by Chapter 413 of the Public Laws of Maine, 1979, requires parental notification of an unemancipated minor’s decision to undergo an abortion.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Carey v. Population Services InternationalSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. DanforthSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by75 opinions
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