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Stenberg Vs. Carhart

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jun 28, 2000

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  8. U.S. 914 (2000) October Term, 1999 Syllabus Stenberg, Attorney General of Nebraska, Et Al. V. Carhart
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  9. The Constitution offers basic protection to a woman's right to choose whether to have an abortion. Roe v. Wade
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  10. weight. For one thing, this Court normally follows lower federalcourt interpretations of state law, e. g., McMillian v. Monroe
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  11. and rarely reviews such an interpretation that is agreed upon by the two lower federal courts. Virginia v. American
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  12. Court lacks power do so where, as here, the narrowing construction is not reasonable and readily apparent. E. g., Boos v. Barry
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  13. court construction or the development of an established practice before bringing the federal suit. City of Lakewood v. Plain
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  14. Supreme Court nor asked the federal courts to certify the interpretive question. Cf. Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona
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  15. to a narrowing construction, see Houston v. Hill
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  16. J. Poynor, Alison P. Landry, and Anthony P. Meredith, Assistant Attorneys General, Claire J. V. Richards
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  17. has determined and then redetermined that the Constitution offers basic protection to the woman's right to choose. Roe v. Wade
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  18. Id., at 879 (quoting Roe v. Wade
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  19. cf. Hope Clinic v. Ryan
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  20. Planned Parenthood of Central Mo. v. Danforth
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  21. or for women for whom induction of labor would be particularly dangerous. See Women's Medical Professional Corp. v. Voinovich
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  22. Evans v. Kelley
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  23. violates the Federal Constitution, as interpreted in 930 Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey
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  24. U. S. 833 (1992), and Roe v. Wade
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  25. see also Harris v. McRae
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  26. clear that a State may promote but not endanger a woman's health when it regulates the methods of abortion. Thornburgh v. American
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  27. that have heard expert evidence on the matter have reached similar factual conclusions. See Rhode Island Medical Soc. v. Whitehouse
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  28. Women v. Butterworth
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  29. Causeway Medical Suite v. Foster
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  30. Richmond 933 Medical Center for Women v. Gilmore
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  31. Hope Clinic v. Ryan
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  32. but see Planned Parenthood of Wis. v. Doyle
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  33. weight. For one thing, this Court normally follows lower federal-court interpretations of state law. McMillian v. Monroe
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  34. Brockett v. Spokane
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  35. Virginia v. American
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  36. Under Nebraska law, the Attorney General's interpretative views do not bind the state courts. State v. Coffman
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  37. cf. Crandon v. United
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  38. found the language potentially applicable to other abortion procedures. See Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa, Inc. v. Miller
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  39. Little Rock Family Planning Services v. Jegley
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  40. Planned Parenthood of Central N. J. v. Verniero
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  41. Eubanks v. Stengel
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  42. Planned Parenthood of Southern Ariz., Inc. v. Woods
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  43. but cf. Richmond Medical Center v. Gilmore
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  44. an explicit definition, we must follow that definition, even if it varies from that term's ordinary meaning. Meese v. Keene
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  45. Fox v. Standard
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  46. cf. Gustafson v. Alloyd
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  47. See AlmendarezTorres v. United
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  48. City of Lakewood v. Plain
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  49. cf. Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona
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