H. L. v. Matheson

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants = H. L. v. Matheson
ArgueDate = October 6
ArgueYear = 1980
DecideDate = March 23
DecideYear = 1981
FullName = H. L. v. Scott M. Matheson, Governor of Utah, et al.
USVol = 450
USPage = 398
Citation =
Prior =
Subsequent =
Holding = A state may require a doctor to inform a teenaged girl's parents before performing an abortion or face criminal penalty.
SCOTUS = 1975-1981
Majority = Burger
JoinMajority = Stewart, White, Powell, Rehnquist
Concurrence = Stevens
Dissent = Marshall
JoinDissent = Brennan, Blacknum
LawsApplied =

"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.

ee also

* List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 450

Further reading

*cite journal |last=Bridge |first=B. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1982 |month= |title=Parent versus child: "H.L. v. Matheson" and the new abortion litigation |journal=Wisconsin Law Review |volume=55 |issue=1 |pages=75–116 | pmid = 11655605 |url= |accessdate= |quote=
*cite journal |last=Medler |first=M. A. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1982 |month= |title="H.L. v. Matheson": parental notice prior to abortion |journal=St. Louis University Law Journal |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=426–446 | pmid = 11655739 |url= |accessdate= |quote=
*cite journal |last=Wolff |first=M. H. |authorlink= |coauthors=Hawn, R. H. |year=1982 |month= |title="H.L. v. Matheson" and the right of minors to seek abortions |journal=California West Law Review |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=74–106 | pmid = 11658632 |url= |accessdate= |quote=

External links

* [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=450&page=398 Full text opinion from Findlaw.com]