Legal Opinion
Margaret S. v. Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1986No. Nos. 81-3750, 84-3520PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
We are asked to decide the constitutionality of two statutory provisions through which Louisiana has sought to regulate the practice of abortion. One provision requires that the attending physician inform his patient, within twenty-four hours after she undergoes an abortion, that she may exercise one of several options for the disposition of the fetal remains. The other forbids “experimentation” on the fetal remains of an abortion. We are persuaded that the first provision must be declared unconstitutional under City of Akron v. Akron Center for…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Ford Motor Co. v. Texas Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Women's Medical Center of Northwest Houston v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- 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
- Leonard v. Abbott, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2005
- Briggs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
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