Planned Parenthood Federation of America v. Ashcroft

ORDER GRANTING PERMANENT INJUNCTION; FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW IN SUPPORT THEREOF

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND. O ©

A. Established Abortion Procedure O CD

B. Contested Abortion Procedure . CO CD

II. LEGAL FRAMEWORK CD 05

III. PROCEDURAL HISTORY. TSSTTFK ... CD CD CD 05

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I. STANDARD OF REVIEW. o CD

II. UNDUE BURDEN . OO tO

A. Introduction. 00 ÍD

B. Parties’ Positions. 00

C. Legal Background . 05 O

D. Stenberg: Comparison of Act’s Language to

E. Findings of Fact.

F. Conclusions of Law. CO t>

III. CONSTITUTIONAL VAGUENESS. CD -q CH

A. Parties’ Positions.

B. Legal Standard. CD -q

C. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. CD ~q

IV. HEALTH EXCEPTION ... CD *3

A. Parties’ Arguments-

Trial Evidence. B. -J CD

Findings of Fact. C.

Congressional Findings D.

Conclusions of Law.... E. o CO to

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INTRODUCTION

Before this court is the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (“Act”). With the Act, Congress seeks to ban an abortion procedure it refers to as “partial-birth abortion.” The Act is very similar to a prior…