Legal Opinion
Margaret S. v. Edwards
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 3, 1980No. Civ. A. 78-2765PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT F. COLLINS, District Judge.
This case presents a constitutional challenge to a recently enacted Louisiana statute regulating abortion. La.Rev.Stat.Ann. §§ 40:1299.35.1 et seq. (West Supp.1979). In approaching the issues presented in this case, this Court thinks that the following quotation from the landmark decision of Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed.2d 147 (1973) is relevant:
We forthwith acknowledge our awareness of the sensitive and emotional nature of the abortion controversy, of the vigorous opposing views, even among physicians, and of the deep and seemingly…
2Cases cited107 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by64 opinions
- City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts v. Francis X. BellottiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Planned Parenthood Association of Cincinnati, Inc. Norman E. Matthews, M.D. v. The City of Cincinnati & Stanley Broadnax, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. George WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Zbaraz v. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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