Summary
granting rehearing en banc to address constitutionality of an Ohio law that criminalizes abortion if the provider knows the woman is seeking an abortion because there are indications the child might have Down Syndrome
Summary of this case from Jackson Women's Health Org. v. DobbsOpinion
No. 18-3329
12-13-2019
PRETERM-CLEVELAND; Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region; Women’s Med Group Professional Corporation; Roslyn Kade, M.D.; Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Lance HIMES, Director, Ohio Department of Health; Kim G. Rothermel, Secretary, State Medical Board of Ohio ; Bruce R. Saferin, Supervising Member, State Medical Board of Ohio, Defendants-Appellants.
ORDER
A majority of the Judges of this Court in regular active service has voted for rehearing en banc of this case. Sixth Circuit rule 35(b) provides as follows:
The effect of the granting of a hearing en banc shall be to vacate the previous opinion and judgment of this court, to stay the mandate and to restore the case on the docket sheet as a pending appeal.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED, that the previous decision and judgment of this court are vacated, the mandate is stayed and this case is restored to the docket as a pending appeal.
The Clerk will direct the parties to file supplemental briefs and will schedule this case for oral argument.