Legal Opinion
Women's Medical Professional Corporation Martin Haskell, Md v. Bob Taft, Governor Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General Mathias H. Heck, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 1, 2004No. 01-4124PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRyan, J., joined by Batchelder, J.,
TARNOW, D.J. (pp. 453-467), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
For the second time in six years, we must decide whether an Ohio statute that restricts partial birth abortions violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. In Women’s Med. Prof'l Corp. v. Voinovich, 130 F.3d 187 (6th Cir.1997), we held, inter alia, that Ohio’s first attempt to restrict partial birth abortions violated the Fourteenth Amendment because it imposed an “undue burden” on “a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion.” Id. at 200-03.
The plaintiffs claim that Ohio’s new…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Women's Medical Professional Corporation Martin Haskell, M.D. v. J. Nick Baird, M.D., Director of Ohio Department of HealthCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Planned Parenthood Southeast Ohio Region v. DeWineCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
- EMW Women's Surgical Ctr. v. Andrew BeshearCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
- Northland Family Planning Clinic, Inc. v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Planned Parenthood Cincinnati Region v. Bob TaftCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
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