Legal Opinion
Roe v. Aware Woman Center for Choice, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 8, 2001No. 00-10231PublishedCited by 460 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
A woman seeking to proceed in this lawsuit under the name Jane Roe alleges that she was injured during the course of an abortion procedure performed by Dr. William P. Egherman at the Aware Woman Center for Choice, which is operated by a Florida corporation controlled by Edward and Patricia Windle. Roe sued Egh-erman, the Windles, and the corporation under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (“FACE”), 18 U.S.C. § 248. That statute provides civil remedies for anyone whose ability to obtain reproductive health services has been intentionally interfered with. This…
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