H. L. v. Matheson
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H. L. v. Matheson, 450 U.S. 398
(1981) was a United States Supreme Court abortion
rights case, according to which a state may require a doctor to inform a teenaged girl's parents before performing an abortion or face criminal penalty.
Case citation
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(1981) was a United States Supreme Court abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
rights case, according to which a state may require a doctor to inform a teenaged girl's parents before performing an abortion or face criminal penalty.