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- Title
The Dissent in Richmond Medical Center v. Hicks In the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Abstract
The article presents the ruling of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on the Supreme Court case "Richmond Medical Center for Women v. Hicks" The dispute in this case involved a facial challenge under the Fourteenth Amendment to Virginia statute that criminalized partial birth abortion. The Fourth Circuit declared this law invalid for several reasons. It affirmed that the statute failed to provide an exception to protect a woman's health.
- Subjects
VIRGINIA; RICHMOND Medical Center for Women v. Hicks (Supreme Court case); UNITED States. Court of Appeals (4th Circuit); ABORTION laws; OFFENSES against the person
- Publication
Issues in Law & Medicine, 2006, Vol 21, Issue 3, p239
- ISSN
8756-8160
- Publication type
Article