Garza v. Hargan - Challenge to Trump Administration's Attempts to Block Abortions for Young Immigrant Women
What's at Stake
The 桃子视频has taken the Trump administration to court over its new policy of preventing young immigrant women from having abortions they want. The 桃子视频represents a 17-year-old woman who came to the United States without her parents and who is currently residing in a government-funded shelter in Texas. The Trump administration will not allow her to leave the shelter in order to get an abortion.
Summary
Because Texas law requires parental consent or a judicial waiver before a minor may obtain an abortion, our client went to court with the assistance of an attorney and an appointed guardian and obtained the necessary judicial waiver. The judge granted her legal authority to obtain an abortion, but the federal government has stepped in to block her from being transported to a clinic. They instead required her to visit a religiously affiliated 鈥淐risis Pregnancy Center鈥 to undergo counseling to continue the pregnancy, and she was required to have a sonogram conducted by non-medical personnel against her will. The government has taken the position that young women like her have no right to have an abortion.
In addition to seeking emergency relief for the woman, the 桃子视频has asked the court to declare the Trump Administration鈥檚 policy of obstructing young women鈥檚 abortions declared unconstitutional because unfortunately, our client is not the only unaccompanied minor who has recently experienced obstruction to abortion access at the hands of federal officials. In one case, a young woman was forcibly sent to an emergency room after she鈥檇 taken the abortion pill to try to prevent her from completing the abortion. In another case, Office of Refugee Resettlement Director Scott Lloyd personally visited a young woman who was seeking abortion to attempt to dissuade her from her decision.
Legal Documents
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07/30/2018
Garza v. Hargan - Appellees' Brief
Date Filed: 07/30/2018
Affiliate: Texas
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06/04/2018
Garza v. Hargan - Court of Appeals Denial of Stay
Date Filed: 06/04/2018
Affiliate: Texas
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04/02/2018
Garza v. Hargan - Memo Opinion and Order
Date Filed: 04/02/2018
Affiliate: Texas
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04/02/2018
Garza v. Hargan - Scott Lloyd Second Deposition
Date Filed: 04/02/2018
Affiliate: Texas
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04/02/2018
Garza v. Hargan - Jonathan White Second Deposition
Date Filed: 04/02/2018
Affiliate: Texas
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02/28/2018
Garza v. Hargan - Jonathan White Deposition
Date Filed: 02/28/2018
Affiliate: Texas
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02/28/2018
Garza v. Hargan - Scott Lloyd Deposition
Date Filed: 02/28/2018
Affiliate: Texas
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01/11/2018
Garza v. Hargan - Discovery Document
Date Filed: 01/11/2018
Affiliate: Texas
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01/11/2018
Garza v. Hargan - Amended Complaint
Date Filed: 01/11/2018
Affiliate: Texas
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01/11/2018
Garza v. Hargan - Memo in Support of Temporary Restraining Order
Date Filed: 01/11/2018
Affiliate: Texas
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10/23/2017
Garza v. Hargan - Dissent
Date Filed: 10/23/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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10/23/2017
Garza v. Hargan - Emergency Petition for Rehearing en Banc
Date Filed: 10/23/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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10/20/2017
Garza v. Hargan - Transcript from the Court of Appeals
Date Filed: 10/20/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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10/18/2017
Garza v. Hargan - Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Her Application for a Temporary Restraining Order and Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
Date Filed: 10/18/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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10/18/2017
Garza v. Hargan - Order
Date Filed: 10/18/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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10/16/2017
Garza v. Hargan - Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Damages
Date Filed: 10/16/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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10/10/2017
Garza v. Hargan - Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion and Motion for TRO and Preliminary Injunction
Date Filed: 10/10/2017
Affiliate: Texas
Press Releases
Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to Further Delay Jane Doe鈥檚 Abortion
桃子视频Wins Relief for Young Woman Seeking Abortion
桃子视频Files Second Emergency Action on Behalf of Teenage Immigrant Seeking Abortion
桃子视频in Court to Fight Federal Officials for Blocking Young Woman鈥檚 Abortion in Texas