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· 9/25/1997

Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa, Inc. v. Christopher G. Atchison, in His Capacity as the Director of the Department of Health of the State of Iowa

Citations

  • 126 F.3d 1042
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 26932
  • 1997 WL 590130

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding an undue burden where regulations served no purpose other than restricting abortion access
  • applying Casey to evaluate state’s requirement that an abortion clinic undergo certificate of need review process pursuant to a generally applicable Iowa law
  • finding an undue burden where regulations served no purpose other than restricting abortion access
  • “CON laws in general have been recognized as a valid means of furthering a legitimate state interest”

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Judges: Murphy, Heaney, Bogue

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