Legal Opinion
Guam Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists v. Ada
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1992No. 90-16706PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
On March 19, 1990, the Territory of Guam enacted a statute (“the Act”) outlawing almost all abortions.1 The only exceptions were abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancy, and abortions in cases where two physicians practicing independently reasonably determined that the pregnancy would endanger the life of the mother or “gravely impair” her health. All other abortions were declared to be crimes, both on the part of the women submitting to the abortions and on the part of the persons procuring or causing them.
The validity of the Act was immediately challenged in this class…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Paul Isaacson v. Tom HorneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
- Rea Paeste v. Government of GuamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- Guam Society Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists v. AdaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Vallade v. ParillaDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1992
- Guam Society Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists v. Joseph F. AdaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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