Victoria W. v. Larpenter.

• Position: Women prisoner challenges and complains of prison policy to obtain court order for elective abortion - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

ABORTION

Victoria W. v. Larpenter, 369 F.3d 475 (5th Cir. 2004). A female prisoner brought a civil rights action challenging a prison's policy of requiring her to obtain a court order if she wanted to receive an elective abortion The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the policy was reasonably related to legitimate...