PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF R.I. v. BD. OF MEDICAL REV.

Civ. A. No. 82-0391 P.

598 F.Supp. 625 (1984)

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF RHODE ISLAND, et al. v. BOARD OF MEDICAL REVIEW, et al.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

November 19, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynette Labinger, Providence, R.I., Nan D. Hunter, A.C.L.U., New York City, for plaintiffs.

Joseph F. Dugan, Rhode Island Atty. Gen.'s Dept., Providence, R.I., for defendants.


OPINION

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

This is a class action for declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the constitutional validity of Rhode Island General Laws, Chapter 23-4.8 entitled "Spousal Notification for Abortion."1 The Act requires a physician who is planning to perform an abortion to notify the patient's husband of the proposed...

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