H. L. v. Matheson | |
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Argued October 6, 1980 Decided March 23, 1981 |
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Full case name | H. L. v. Scott M. Matheson, Governor of Utah, et al. |
Citations | 450 U.S. 398 (more) |
Holding | |
A state may require a doctor to inform a teenaged girl's parents before performing an abortion or face criminal penalty. | |
Court membership | |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Burger, joined by Stewart, White, Powell, Rehnquist |
Concurrence | Stevens |
Dissent | Marshall, joined by Brennan, Blackmun |
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.