Legal Opinion
Doe v. Israel
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided May 16, 1973No. Civ. A. 5153PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
This action challenges the constitutionality of the abortion statute enacted by the Rhode Island legislature in March of 1973. Plaintiffs originally sought injunctive and declaratory relief against the Rhode Island Criminal Abortion Statute (73-S 287 Substitute “A”), R.I. G.L. § 11-3-1 et seq. 1 The claim for in junetive relief has been dropped, and plaintiffs now seek only a declaration that this statute is unconstitutional.
Following the decisions by the United States Supreme Court in the abortion eases, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed.2d 147…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Doe v. IsraelCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Women's Liberation Union of Rhode Island, Inc. v. IsraelDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1974
- Rodos v. MichaelsonDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1975
- Leigh v. OlsonDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1974
- King v. HOUSING AUTHORITY ETC.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 1980
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