Missouri inmate abortion transportation ruling [8th Circuit]

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Missouri inmate abortion transportation ruling [8th Circuit]

January 22, 2008 08:10:00 pm

Jane Roe v. Lance Crawford, Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, January 22, 2008 [ruling that Missouri must provide inmates with transportation to a medical facility for non-therapeutic abortions]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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