Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts v. Francis X. Bellotti

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 1981-04-15

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COFFIN, Chief Judge. This appeal puts in issue the constitutionality of a Massachusetts statute establishing three prerequisites to the performance of abortions: first, that a minor obtain parental or judicial approval prior to having an abortion; second, that any woman seeking an abortion sign a consent form prescribed by the state containing specified information about abortion; and third, that a woman wait twenty-four h…

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