STATE of Florida, Attorney General, Charles J. Crist, Jr., in his official capacity, Florida Department of Health, John Agwunobi, M.D., Secretary, in his official capacity, and Florida Board of Medicine, Appellants,
v.
PRESIDENTIAL WOMEN'S CENTER, Michael Benjamin, M.D., North Florida Women's Health and Counseling Services, Inc., et al., Appellees.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
October 13, 2004.
October 13, 2004.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, James Peters, Special Counsel, and John Rimes, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for appellants.
William W. Large, Tallahassee, for appellants Department of Health and Secretary John Agwunobi.
Matthew D. Staver, Erik W. Stanley and Anita L. Staver of Liberty Counsel, Longwood, and Teresa Stanton Collett, Minneapolis, MN, for Amicus Curiae Christian Medical Association and Catholic Medical Association.
Barry M. Silver, Boca Raton, for appellee North Florida Women's Health & Counseling Services, Inc.
Marshall J. Osofsky of Moyle, Flanigan, Katz, Raymond and Sheehan, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Bebe J. Anderson, New York, NY, for appellees Presidential Women's Center and Michael J. Benjamin, M.D.
Donna Lee of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, Planned Parenthood of Northeast Florida, Inc., Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, Inc., Planned Parenthood of South Palm Beach & Broward Counties, Inc., Planned Parenthood of North Central Florida, Inc., Planned Parenthood of the Palm Beach and Treasure Coast Area, Inc., Planned Parenthood of Greater Orlando, Inc., American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and American Civil Liberties Union Reproductive Freedom Project.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
STEVENSON, J.
We have for review the trial court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Appellees, Presidential Women's Center, Michael Benjamin, M.D., and North Florida Women's Health and Counseling Services, Inc. (collectively Presidential Women's Center), and finding unconstitutional Florida's abortion informed-consent statute, also known as the "Women's Right to Know Act" (the Act). See § 390.0111, Fla. Stat. (1997); Ch. 97-151, § 1, Laws...
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