Constitutional Law: Abortion, Parental and Spousal Consent Requirements, Right to Privacy.

Long, Sharon L.; Ravenscraft, Patricia

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Publication Date: 1976

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Constitutional Law: Abortion, Parental and Spousal Consent Requirements, Right to Privacy

Long, Sharon L.; Ravenscraft, Patricia

Akron Law Review, 10, 2, 367-82, F 76

The constitutionality of the Missouri abortion statute was challenged by two physicians and Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri in the Danforth case. The Supreme Court reversed a district court decision in part, ruling that parental and spousal consent requirements are unconstitutional. For journal availability see HE 508 875. (LBH)

Descriptors: Abortions, Civil Liberties, Confidentiality, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Legal Responsibility, Marital Status, Parent Influence, Privacy, Supreme Court Litigation, Unwed Mothers

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