THORNBURGH v. AMERICAN COLL. OF OBST. GYN., 476 U.S. 747 (1986)

THORNBURGH, GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA, ET AL. v. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT No. 84-495. Argued November 5, 1985 Decided June 11, 1986 Appellees brought an action in Federal District Court alleging that the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982 violated […]

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Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 476 U.S. 747 (1986)

Issues: Abortion, Due Process of Law, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Gender Equality

476 U.S. 747 106 S.Ct. 2169 90 L.Ed.2d 779 Richard THORNBURGH, et al., Appellants v. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS et al. No. 84-495. Argued Nov. 5, 1985. Decided June 11, 1986. Counsel: Andrew S. Gordon, Harrisburg, Pa., for appellants. Kathryn Kolbert, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees. [hr] Syllabus Appellees brought an action in Federal […]

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