Legal Opinion
Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, Inc. v. Nixon
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 16, 2005No. 04-2674PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Former section 188.039 of the Missouri Revised Statutes, enacted in 1986, provided that no physician may perform an abortion unless the woman patient has signed an “informed consent” form stating that her attending physician advised her whether she is pregnant, the risks associated with the abortion procedure to be used, and the alternatives to abortion. The district court enjoined enforcement of this Statute in Reproductive Health Servs. v. Webster, 662 F.Supp. 407, 413-16, 430 (W.D.Mo.1987).1 In 2003, Missouri enacted a new § 188.039, replacing the former statute with…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by24 opinions
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