McCormack v. Herzog 2nd Ninth Circuit Opinion
June 02, 2015

McCormack v. Herzog 2nd Ninth Circuit Opinion (5/29/15)

Pregnancy Justice was the first national organization to offer support to Jennie McCormack, an Idaho woman who was arrested for having an abortion. We are thrilled to report an important victory in Ms. McCormack's case. Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its second opinion in McCormack v. Herzog, holding that it is unconstitutional to prosecute women for having abortions, and striking down several parts of Idaho's laws that limit women's rights and access to abortion.

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Contacts: Sara L. Ainsworth, Director of Legal Advocacy
Lynn Paltrow, Executive Director, Pregnancy Justice
(212) 255-9252, ext. 25; sla@advocatesforpregnantwomen.org

Federal Appeals Court Affirms that Idaho’s Prosecution of Mother of 3 for Having A Medication Abortion at Home is Unconstitutional

Also Strikes Down Unnecessary and Onerous Burdens on Abortion Providers and Affirms that Idaho’s Ban on Later Abortion Violates the Constitution

May 29, 2015

Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an Idaho federal court’s decision to permanently prohibit enforcement of parts of Idaho’s abortion statutes.

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September 11, 2012

Contact:
Janet Chung, Legal & Legislative Counsel
Legal Voice
Cell: 425-306-4761

Lynn Paltrow, Executive Director
Pregnancy Justice
Cell: 917-921-7421

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a strong ruling protecting pregnant women and their decisions in the case McCormack v. Hiedeman.

On February 7, 2012, Pregnancy Justice, Legal Voice and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief in the case of Jennie McCormack v. Hiedeman. We are very grateful to Legal Voice for finding counsel, Kathleen M. O’Sullivan, 
Breena M. Roos, and Ashley A. Locke, of Perkins Coie LLP to work with Pregnancy Justice and to file this amicus brief on behalf of our organizations.

McCormack v. Hiedeman
February 07, 2012

In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Brief of Amici Curiae Legal Voice, CRR, and Pregnancy Justice in Support of Appellee

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Pregnancy Justice is pleased to share Missed Opportunities in McCorvey v. Hill: The Limits of Pro-Choice Lawyering, published in the New York University Review of Law and Social Change.