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Jail Policy Barring Abortion Without Court Order Upheld

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 sentence in the Terrebonne Criminal Justice Complex in Louisiana ...

 

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