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Florida Court Says Teen Can Have Abortion without Parental Notification
By Family Law
In a split decision, a Florida appeals court on Thursday ruled that a 17 year-old girl could have an abortion without notifying her parents. The decision reverses a lower court…
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New Research Says Abortion Does Not Raise Depression Risk
By Family Law
New research challenges the idea that having an abortion raises a woman’s long-term risk of depression. The research involved data from an ongoing study of 1,247 women who aborted or…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More on a big SCOTUS sentencing day
Main October 17, 2005More on a big SCOTUS sentencing dayI will have a lot more to say in subsequent posts about the Supreme Court's fascinating and important decision to grant…
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Will Supreme Court Review Prison Abortion Order Requirement?
By Family Law
The United States Supreme Court late Friday temporarily blocked a federal judge's ruling that ordered Missouri prison officials to drive the woman to a clinic on Saturday for an abortion.…
Cam Law
My Supreme Court Nomination
Last night the phone range--it was the White House asking if I would consider nomination as a Supreme Court Justice. I agreed, expressing thanks for being considered, but thought it…
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California Proposition 73 Divides Voters over Abortion
By Family Law
In the California November 8 special election, abortion opponents have their best chance in three decades of changing California’s designation as arguably the most pro-choice" state in the nation. Proposition…
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Judge halts Missouri’s abortion law
By Family Law
A Jackson County judge on Monday blocked enforcement of a new law aimed at reducing abortions in Missouri and neighboring states. Circuit Court Judge Charles Atwell granted a request by…
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Court Won’t Rehear Abortion Case
By Family Law
A federal appeals court Friday denied a request by Virginia's attorney general to rehear a case challenging a state law banning a type of late-term abortion.In June, a divided three-judge…
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Access to Abortion Pared at State Level
By Family Law
This year's state legislative season draws to a close having produced a near-record number of laws imposing new restrictions on a woman's access to abortion or contraception. Since January, governors…
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New Texas law could mean death penalty for doctors performing abortions
By Family Law
Texas doctors who perform abortions without parental approval or after the third trimester could face capital murder charges because of a new law that takes effect this week, a prosecutors…