Legal Opinion
Causeway Medical Suite v. Ieyoub
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1997No. 95-31178PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether certain provisions of Act 1254 (codified at La. R.S. 40:1299.35.5 (West Supp.1996)), which changed Louisiana’s judicial bypass procedure for minors seeking abortions, comports with the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. We hold that it does not and affirm the district court’s summary judgment which permanently enjoined La. R.S. 40:1299.35.5(B).
LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND
In Louisiana, minors under the age of eighteen must obtain the consent of at least one parent or legal guardian before a physician has the legal authority to perform an…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. DanforthSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Causeway Medical Suite v. FosterDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1999
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