Legal Opinion
Texas Medical Providers Performing Abortion Services v. Lakey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2012No. 11-50814PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:
Physicians and abortion providers — collectively representing all similarly situated Texas Medical Providers Performing Abortion Services (“TMPPAS”) — sued the Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Executive Director of the Texas Medical Board (collectively “the State”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for declaratory and injunctive relief against alleged constitutional violations resulting from the newly-enacted Texas House Bill 15 (“the Act”), an Act “relating to informed consent to an abortion.” H.B. 15, 82nd Leg. Reg. Sess. (Tex.2011). The…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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