Legal Opinion
Jennie McCormack v. Mark Hiedeman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2012No. 11-36010, 11-36015PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
On May 18, 2011, Mark Hiedeman, the Bannock County, Idaho prosecuting attorney, filed a felony criminal complaint in the district court of the State of Idaho, in and for Bannock County against Jennie Linn McCormack. The complaint charged McCormack with “the public offense of Unlawful Abortion, Idaho Code § 18-606,” which makes it a felony for any woman to undergo an abortion in a manner not authorized by statute. As a result, McCormack faced the possibility of up to five years imprisonment for allegedly violating Idaho Code § 18-606, which specifically targets…
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