Legal Opinion
Doe v. Bolton
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided July 31, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 13676PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2201 and 2202, and 42 U.S.C. A. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343. It is a class action attacking Ga. Code Ann. § 26-1201 et seq. (1969) Georgia’s “Abortion Act.”
Plaintiffs claim to represent four sub-classes: pregnant women, single or married, wishing legal abortions; licensed physicians who wish to perform or counsel performance of legal abortions; registered nurses who desire to participate in performing or counsel *1051performance of legal abortions; and ministers and social workers who wish to be free to…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sandra Cano v. Thurbert E. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
- Janice Abele v. Arnold MarkleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Planned Parenthood Association v. FitzpatrickDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
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