CARHART v. ASHCROFT

No. 4:03CV3385.

331 F.Supp.2d 805 (2004)

Leroy CARHART, M.D., William G. Fitzhugh, M.D., William H. Knorr, M.D., and Jill L. Vibhakar, M.D., Plaintiffs, v. John ASHCROFT, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Nebraska.

September 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet L. Crepps, Nan E. Strauss, Priscilla J. Smith, Suzanne Novak, New York, NY, Jerry M. Hug, Omaha, NE, for Plaintiffs.

Andrew I. Warden, Anthony J. Coppolino, James J. Gilligan, Preeya M. Noronha, Terry M. Henry, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Paul D. Boeshart, Assistant United States Attorney, Lincoln, NE, for Defendant.

Susan Frietsche, Pittsburgh, PA, pro se.

David S. Cohen, Philadelphia, PA, pro se.

Stacey I. Young, Pittsburgh, PA, pro se.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KOPF, Chief Judge.

Again and again the uterus contracts as the cervix opens up. The tiny passageway that once allowed the entrance of a single file of sperm now must widen to about four inches to accommodate a baby's head.

Human births are far more dangerous than those of other mammals or even other primates. The human brain is three to four times bigger than an ape's brain. And the pelvis is narrower to allow us to walk upright...

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