Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood
What's at Stake
Reviewing the legal standard by which courts consider abortion restrictions and whether laws regulating abortion must protect women's health. DECIDED
Summary
SLIDE SHOW
Photographs from the November 30 Press Conference
NEWS
Supreme Court Ruling Recognizes Protections for Women's Health (1/18/2006)
Court Urged to Protect Women's Health (11/30/2005)
FEATURES
Answers to Key Questions About Ayotte
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Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood et al. began in 2003 as a challenge to a New Hampshire law restricting teenagers' access to abortion. The law requires doctors to notify a parent at least 48 hours before performing an abortion for a teenager. The law includes no exception for medical emergencies.
In reviewing this case, the Supreme Court will consider two questions: one, must an abortion restriction, not just New Hampshire's, include a medical emergency exception, and two, can doctors and women continue to challenge dangerous abortion restrictions and ask the courts to strike them down before they can harm women?
Legal Documents
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11/28/2005
ACLU and PPFA's Supplemental Brief in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood
Date Filed: 11/28/2005
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09/22/2005
Brief for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists as Amici Curiae
Date Filed: 09/22/2005
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09/22/2005
Brief of the Hon. Lynch Governor of New Hampshire as Amicus Curiae
Date Filed: 09/22/2005
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09/22/2005
Brief for Amici Curiae New Hampshire State Rep. Terie Norelli
Date Filed: 09/22/2005
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09/22/2005
Brief Amici Curiae of The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Date Filed: 09/22/2005
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09/22/2005
Brief of Amici Curiae Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation
Date Filed: 09/22/2005
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09/22/2005
Brief of Amici Curiae National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Date Filed: 09/22/2005
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09/22/2005
Brief Amici Curiae for The Center For Adolescent Health & The Law; The National Association of Social Workers; The National Association of Social Workers, New Hampshire Chapter; and Six Other Organizations
Date Filed: 09/22/2005
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09/22/2005
Brief of Organizations Committed to Women's Equality as Amici Curiae
Date Filed: 09/22/2005
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09/22/2005
Brief of Amici Curiae Center for Reproductive Rights
Date Filed: 09/22/2005
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09/22/2005
ACLU and Planned Parenthood Brief in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood
Date Filed: 09/22/2005
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05/23/2005
ACLU's brief in opposition to cert in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood
Date Filed: 05/23/2005
Press Releases
Supreme Court Ruling in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood Recognizes Protections for Women's Health and Safety
Planned Parenthood and ACLU Ask Supreme Court to Protect Women's Health in First Abortion Case Before the Roberts Court
Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood: A Matter of Women's Health
ACLU and Planned Parenthood File Brief in Supreme Court Challenging New Hampshire Abortion Restriction
ACLU and Planned Parenthood Warn That Supreme Court Case on NH Abortion Restriction Could Jeopardize Women's Health and Safety
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down New Hampshire Law Restricting Teens' Access to Abortion