H. L. v. Matheson

H. L. v. Matheson
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 6, 1980 Decided March 23, 1981
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
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
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.

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 450

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.

External links

• Full text opinion from Findlaw.com
• Summary of the case from OYEZ