Authority: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (USA)

Date: 08/22/2018

Subject: The decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit confirmed the decision of the District Court which had declared unconditional the Alabama State abortion law ("Alabama Unborn Child Protection from the Dismemberment Abortion Act"), where it prohibited the exercise of the interruption of pregnancy through the "dilatation and evacuation" method (D & E)

Parties: West Alabama Women’s Center, on behalf of themselves and their patients, William J. Parker, M.D., on behalf of himself and his patients, Alabama Women’s Center, Yashica Robinson White, M.D. v. Donald E. Williamson, in his official capacity as State Health Officer, et al.

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Solidarity - Art. 35 Preventive health care

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