BERING v. SHARE

No. 51533-6.

106 Wn.2d 212 (1986)

721 P.2d 918

STACIE C. BERING, ET AL, Respondents, v. SHARE, ET AL, Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Russell Van Camp and Kevin O'Shaughnessy, for appellants.

Patrick K. Stiley and Jeffry K. Finer, for respondents.

Mark J. Hanley, Sara B. Derr, and Monica I. LaBeck, amici curiae for appellants.

Nancy Hawkins and Marilyn Endriss on behalf of Northwest Women's Law Center, amici curiae.

Gary A. Preble on behalf of Women Exploited by Abortion, amicus curiae.

John W. Phillips and James E. Lobsenz on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, amici curiae.

Janet Varon, Franklin W. Shoichet, and Fred Diamondstone on behalf of the National Lawyers Guild, amici curiae.


PEARSON, J.

No judicial task is more difficult than balancing the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens of this country against conflicting rights and freedoms of their fellow citizens. In accepting this delicate task, we recognize there can be few absolutes under the constitutions of a state and country boasting of such a diverse people. The magnificence of the documents under which we have consented to governance lies in their flexibility to accommodate...

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