Abortion

In The Spotlight

Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest, et al. v. State of Alaska

06.19.13 - This case challenges a law which would require a young woman seeking an abortion to have at least one of her parents notified of the procedure and to wait at least 48 hours before she could obtain the procedure, unless the young woman sought a judicial bypass of the parental notification

Status: 
Open
Owner: 
The Center
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Isaacson v. Horne

06.19.13 - This is a federal court challenge to an Arizona law, passed in 2012, that prohibits abortions beginning at 20 weeks (measured from the date of fertilization).

Filing date: 7/12/2012

State: Arizona

Status: 
Open
Owner: 
The Center
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