Legal Opinion
Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona, Inc. v. Woods
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided October 27, 1997No. CIV. 97-385-TUC-RMBPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BILBY, Senior District Judge.
I.Introduction!Procedural History.
The Plaintiffs have filed a declaratory and injunctive action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 which challenges the constitutionality of 1997 Arizona House Bill 2113 (codified at Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 13-3603.01)(“the Act”). The Act criminalizes a practice which is called “partial birth abortion” by providing that “[a] person who knowingly performs a partial birth abortion and who kills a human fetus is guilty of a class 6 felony.” See Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 13-3603.01(A).
After granting a temporary restraining order, which…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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- Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey v. VernieroDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
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- Causeway Medical Suite v. FosterDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1999
- Richmond Medical Center for Women v. GilmoreDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999
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