5th Circuit to Hear Abortion Case

The Associated Press 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear arguments today of women who was denied an abortion while incarcerated in a Terrebonne Parish Jail. The plaintiff known as Victoria W. seeks damages for pain and suffering and claims that her constitutional right to an abortion was violated by a state requirement that she hire a lawyer and get a court order authorizing the procedure.

Posted by at September 3, 2003 02:27 PM