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''Colautti v. Franklin'', 439 U.S. 379 (1979) was a United States Supreme Court abortion rights case, which held void for vagueness part of Pennsylvania's 1974 Abortion Control Act. The section in question was the following:
Doctors who failed to adhere to the provisions of this section were liable to civil and criminal prosecution "as would pertain to him had the fetus been a child who was intended to be born and not aborted." Franklin and others sued, arguing that the provision was both vague and overbroad. In a 6-3 decision written by ''Roe'' author Harry Blackmun, the Supreme Court agreed, finding that requiring a determination "if... the fetus is viable or if there is sufficient reason to believe the fetus may be viable" was insufficient and impermissibly vague guidance for physicians who might face criminal liability if a jury disagrees with their judgment. ==See also== * List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 439 * ''Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth'' (1976), upholding a viability-related statute against allegations of vagueness. * ''City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health'' (1983), struck down an abortion restriction on grounds of unconstitutional vagueness 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colautti v. Franklin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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