Pemberton v. Tallahassee Memorial Regional Center

Wests Fed Suppl. 1999:66:1247-57.

Abstract

KIE: 66 Federal Supplement, 2d series 1247; 1999 Oct 13 (date of decision). The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida agreed with a state court order that had compelled a pregnant woman to undergo a cesarean section against her wishes. The court ruled that the cesarean section at the conclusion of a full-term pregnancy had been medically necessary to avoid a substantial risk that the child would die during delivery, and that a state's interest in preserving the life of an unborn child outweighed the mother's constitutional interest of bodily integrity.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section*
  • Coercion*
  • Female
  • Florida
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Jurisprudence*
  • Physicians
  • Pregnancy
  • Treatment Refusal*