Center for Reproductive Law & Policy v. Bush
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Center for Reproductive Law & Policy v. Bush, 304 F.3d 183 (2d Cir. 2002), was a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the Bush Administration's re-imposition of the Mexico City Policy, which states that "the United States will no longer contribute to separate nongovernmental organizations which perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning in other nations."
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Center for Reproductive Law & Policy v. Bush | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Full case name | The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, Janet Benshoof, Anika Rahman, Katherine Hall Martinez, Julia Ernst, Laura Katzive, Melissa Upreti, Christina Zampas v. George W. Bush, in his official capacity as President of the United States, Colin Powell, in his official capacity as Secretary of State, Andrew Natsios, in his official capacity as Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development |
Argued | 1969 |
Decided | September 13, 2002 |
Citation(s) | 304 F.3d 183 (2d Cir. 2002) |
Case history | |
Prior history | 2001 WL 868007 (S.D.N.Y. July 31, 2001) |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Joseph M. McLaughlin, Pierre N. Leval, Sonia Sotomayor |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Sotomayor |
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