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Article • January 15, 2007 • from PLN January, 2007
Missouri Prison Ordered to Provide Immediate Abortion by A federal court in Missouri granted an injunction to a female prisoner, requiring the Women?s Diagnostic and Correctional Center (WERDCC) to transport her for an immediate abortion. Prisoner Roe was approximately 16-17 weeks pregnant and had been requesting an abortion while confined …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
Reproductive Rights in Theory and Practice: The Meaning of Roe v. Wade for Women in Prison by Rachel Roth Reproductive Rights in Theory and Practice: The Meaning of Roe v. Wade for Women in Prison by Rachel Roth In 1973, when the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe …
Article • November 15, 2005 • from PLN November, 2005
Filed under: Medical, Abortion
Jail Policy Barring Abortion Without Court Order Upheld by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Louisiana jail's policy prohibiting elective medical procedures, including abortions, without a court order. It also concluded that plaintiff failed to sufficiently show the requisite culpability and causation. When Victoria W. began serving a …
Hawaiian Women Prisoners File Suit Over Sex Abuse, Torture in Oklahoma Private Prison by Lonnie Burton When the State of Hawaii opted in 1998 to send its female prisoners to a privately run Oklahoma prison, it had no idea what was in store for these women. What ensued over the …
Pregnant OH Prisoner Obtains Abortion by A U.S. District Court enjoined the director of an Ohio prison from denying a pregnant jail prisoner access to abortion services. Jane Doe, a pseudonymous female prisoner at River City Correctional Center in Cincinnati, was approximately 6 weeks pregnant when she was incarcerated on …
Eighth Circuit Reinstates $80,000 Damage Award in Rape Case by The court of appeals for the eighth circuit held that an Arkansas state prisoner was entitled to damages for both the state tort of "outrage", and for a constitutional violation. The court reinstated the full $80,000 damage award against the …
Impregnated Arkansas Prisoner Wins Suit by An Arkansas state prisoner was awarded $120,000 after a jury heard her claim that she was impregnated by one guard and sexually harassed by another. The federal court jury found that Laura Berry's constitutional rights were violated by former guard Randall Reed and former …
Article • June 15, 1994 • from PLN June, 1994
RICO Expanded by Supreme Court by Ray Luc Levasseur On January 24, 1994 the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law does not require proof of economic motive, National Organization of Women, et. al. v. Joseph Scheidler, et. al. The court's decision clears the …
Article • September 15, 1990 • from PLN September, 1990
Pro-Lifers for Death by Paul Wright Pro-Lifers For Death By Paul A. Wright The TV news lately has been full of governors, legislators, elected officials and citizens who proclaim themselves to be "pro-life" and thus, anti-abortion. The last year has seen attempts by Gov. Martinez in Florida to make abortion …
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