Legal Opinion
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc. and Jill Meadows v. Iowa Board of Medicine
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 19, 2015No. 14–1415PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Justice.
In 2013, the Iowa Board of Medicine passed a rule establishing standards of practice for .physicians who prescribe or administer abortion-inducing drugs. These standards require the physician to personally perform a physical examination and to be physically present when the abortion-inducing drug is provided. It is not disputed the rule would have the effect of prohibiting telemedicine abortions in Iowa.
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc. and Dr. Jill Meadows, M.D. (collectively Planned Parenthood) challenge the rule as both improperly enacted and viola-tive of the Iowa…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gonzales v. CarhartSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Committee to Defend Reproductive Rights v. MyersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and Jill Meadows v. Kimberly K. Reynolds ex rel. State of Iowa and Iowa Board of MedicineSupreme Court of Iowa · 2018
- June Medical Services LLC v. KliebertDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 2016
- Hodes & Nauser, MDS, P.A. v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Kansas · 2019
- Hodes & Nauser, MDS, P.A. v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Kansas · 2019
- Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and Jill Meadows v. Kimberly K. Reynolds ex rel. State of Iowa and Iowa Board of MedicineSupreme Court of Iowa · 2018
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