Legal Opinion

Women's Health Clinic v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 9, 2001No. 2001-CA-2645PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

804 So.2d 625 (2001)

WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINIC, et al.

v.

The STATE of Louisiana.

No. 2001-CA-2645.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 9, 2001.

PER CURIAM.[*]

The State of Louisiana ("State") invokes the appellate jurisdiction of this court pursuant to La. Const. art. V, § 5(D), on the ground that the district court declared La. R.S. 9:2800.12 unconstitutional.

Plaintiffs filed suit against the State to challenge the constitutionality of La. R.S. 9:2800.12, which imposes tort liability upon abortion providers in favor of "the mother of the unborn child for any damage occasioned or precipitated by the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. DanielsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  2. Kruger v. Garden Dist. Ass'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  3. New Orleans Firefighters v. City Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Barber v. Louisiana Workforce CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2015
  2. Farmer's Seafood Co. v. State Ex Rel. Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2010
  3. Women's Health Clinic v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
  4. Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, L.L.C. v. State ex rel. BlancoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
  5. Holy Cross Neighborhood Ass'n v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015

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