808 So. 2d 1025 - Ex Parte Anonymous’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"(1) That the minor is mature and well-informed enough to make the abortion decision on her own; or "(2) That performance of the abortion would be in the best interest of the minor."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 812 So. 2d 1221 - In Re Anonymous · 812 So. 2d 1234 - Ex Parte Anonymous

2. “"The required consent shall be waived if the court finds either: "(1) That the minor is mature and well-informed enough to make the abortion decision on her own; or "(2) That performance of the abortion would be in the best interest of the minor."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 833 So. 2d 75 - In Re Anonymous · 889 So. 2d 518 - Ex Parte Anonymous

3. “"On July 17, 2001, an unemancipated minor filed a petition pursuant to § 26-21-4, Ala.Code 1975, seeking a waiver of parental consent for an abortion. The trial court conducted a hearing. On July 20, 2001, the trial court entered an order denying the minor's petition for a waiver of parental consent. The minor appealed. "The record indicates that the minor is 17 years old. At the time of the hearing, she was six weeks pregnant. The minor is about to start her senior year in high school. She has a 3.0 grade-point average, and she is involved in her high-school band. The minor plans to attend college; she has been accepted at a college and is currently completing applications for financial aid. She is also saving her earnings from her weekend job to defray some of her college expenses. "The minor's grandmother is her legal guardian. The minor testified that she has lived with her grandmother since she was two or three years old. The minor testified that she sees her mother only once a week, and that she has not had any contact with her father since she was in the sixth grade. "The minor testified that her grandmother is religious and that she is opposed to abortion. She testified that the grandmother had told her that if she became pregnant while she was a teenager, the grandmother would `put [the minor] out' of the home. The minor testified that the grandmother had made the minor's aunt move out of the home when the aunt became pregnant at the age of 18. "The minor testified t”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 812 So. 2d 1221 - In Re Anonymous