Fifth Circuit Asked to Repen Abortion Case

The Times-Picayune reports that a Terrebonne Parish woman has asked the Fifth Circuit to revive her lawsuit claiming her constitutional right to an abortion was obstructed by a requirement that she get a court order authorizing an abortion while she was in jail. "She allegedly also was told she would have to pay the salaries of deputies who would accompany her." The child was placed with adoptive parents.

Posted by AJR at February 21, 2003 08:09 AM