H. L. v. Matheson
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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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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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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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Further reading
- Bridge, B. (1982). "Parent versus child: H.L. v. Matheson and the new abortion litigation". Wisconsin Law Review. 55 (1): 75–116. PMID 11655605.
- Medler, M. A. (1982). "H.L. v. Matheson: parental notice prior to abortion". St. Louis University Law Journal. 26 (2): 426–446. PMID 11655739.
- Wolff, M. H.; Hawn, R. H. (1982). "H.L. v. Matheson and the right of minors to seek abortions". California West Law Review. 19 (1): 74–106. PMID 11658632.
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