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H. L. v. Matheson
Argued October 6, 1980
Decided March 23, 1981
Full case nameH. L. v. Scott M. Matheson, Governor of Utah, et al.
Citations450 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
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr.
William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
MajorityBurger, joined by Stewart, White, Powell, Rehnquist
ConcurrenceStevens
DissentMarshall, 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.

See also

Further reading

  • Bridge, B. (1982). "Parent versus child: H.L. v. Matheson and the new abortion litigation". Wisconsin Law Review. 55 (1): 75–116. PMID 11655605.
  • Medler, M. A. (1982). "H.L. v. Matheson: parental notice prior to abortion". St. Louis University Law Journal. 26 (2): 426–446. PMID 11655739.
  • Wolff, M. H.; Hawn, R. H. (1982). "H.L. v. Matheson and the right of minors to seek abortions". California West Law Review. 19 (1): 74–106. PMID 11658632.