Legal Opinion
EMW Women's Surgical Ctr. v. Andrew Beshear
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 4, 2019No. 17-6151/6183PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN K. BUSH, Circuit Judge.
Under Roe v. Wade , 410 U.S. 113 , 93 S.Ct. 705 , 35 L.Ed.2d 147 (1973), a woman has the right to choose to have an abortion. To inform that choice, the Commonwealth of Kentucky directs a doctor, before performing an abortion, to auscultate (or make audible) the fetal heartbeat, perform an ultrasound, and display and describe the ultrasound images to the patient. This appeal principally concerns whether those requirements violate the doctor's First Amendment rights.
*424 "The Ultrasound Informed Consent Act," also known as "House Bill 2" or "H.B. 2," 1 is challenged by…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by69 opinions
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