Ravi Singhvi September 10, 2000 Legal Brief Title: Dr. Jane Hodgson v. Minnesota U.S. 417 Legal Issue: Whether or not Dr. Jane Hodgson actions were justifiable and if Minnesota’s law against abortion is unconstitutional. Facts: According to Minnesota law Dr. Jane Hodgson performed an illegal abortion on April 29, 1970 on a Nancy Kay Widmyer. Dr. Jane Hodgson believed that the constitutional right of privacy "is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate …showed first 75 words of 372 total…

…showed last 75 words of 372 total…that it would be socially and family destructive if teens must tell their parents of their abortions 48 hours before. The law was later repealed and it was up to the teenager to inform her guardians. Conclusion: Dr. Jane Hodgson helped the entire woman across America to have control over her own pregnancy. Giving them the deciding factor of what they want to do with it weighing out the circumstances and the life of the child.