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Supreme Court· 6/15/1988

Doe v. Smith

Citations

  • 486 U.S. 1308
  • 108 S. Ct. 2136
  • 100 L. Ed. 2d 909
  • 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2870

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  • refusing to permit unwed biological father to enjoin unwed biological mother from obtaining an abortion
  • refusing to permit unwed biological father to enjoin unwed biological mother from obtaining an abortion
  • refusing to permit unwed biological father to enjoin unwed biological mother from obtaining abortion
  • refusing to permit unwed biological father to enjoin unwed biological mother from obtaining abortion
  • denying an application for an injunction, seeking to enjoin a mother from aborting the child on grounds that the mother's interests in aborting the child outweighed the father's interests notwithstanding Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth, 428 U.S. 52 (1976)
  • unwed biological father prohibited from enjoining abortion of pregnant biological mother

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Judges: Stevens

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