H. L. v. Matheson

H. L. v. Matheson

Argued October 6, 1980
Decided March 23, 1981
Full case name H. L. v. Scott M. Matheson, Governor of Utah, et al.
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450 U.S. 398 (more)

Holding
A state may require a doctor to inform a teenaged girl's parents before performing an abortion or face criminal penalty.
Court membership
Case opinions
Majority Burger, joined by Stewart, White, Powell, Rehnquist
Concurrence Stevens
Dissent Marshall, joined by Brennan, Blackmun

H. L. v. Matheson, 450 U.S. 398 (1981) was a United States Supreme Court abortion rights case, according to which a state may require a doctor to inform a teenaged girl's parents before performing an abortion or face criminal penalty.

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