See
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Heckler, 712 F.2d 650 (DC Cir. 1983), citing S.Rep. No.
822, 95
th
Cong., 2d Sess. 24 (1978) (“the added language clearly reflected Congress’ intent to place ‘a special
emphasis on preventing unwanted pregnancies among sexually active adolescents.’”)
42 U.S.C. § 300(a) (as amended).
42 C.F.R. Part 59.
42 C.F.R. § 59.5(a)(1).
42 C.F.R. § 59.5 (a)(3).
42 C.F.R. § 59.5(a)(4).
42 C.F.R. § 59.5 (a)(6).
42 C.F.R. § 59.11.
42 C.F.R. § 59.2.
Doe v. Pickett, 480 F. Supp. 1218 (S.D.W.Va. 1979)
Planned Parenthood Association v. Matheson, 582 F. Supp. 1001 (D.C. Utah 1983).
County of St. Charles v. Missouri Family Health Council, 107 F.3d 682 (8
th
Cir. 1997), rehearing denied (8
th
Cir. 1997), cert. denied 522 U.S. 859 (1997).
Parental Notification Requirements Applicable to Projects for Family Planning Services, 48 Fed. Reg. 3600,
3614 (Jan. 26, 1983).
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Schweiker, 559 F. Supp. 658 (D. D.C. 1983).
Planned Parenthood Federation of America v. Heckler, 712 F.2d 650 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (hereafter Planned
Parenthood v. Heckler). A separate action was filed by New York State, the New York State Health Department
and several physicians. See New York v. Heckler, 719 F.2d 1191 (2d Cir. 1983).
Planned Parenthood v. Heckler, 712 F. 2d 650, 656 (D.C. Cir. 1983).
Planned Parenthood v. Heckler, 712 F. 2d 650 (DC Cir. 1983). See also S.Rep. No. 29, 94
th
Cong., 1
st
Sess. 55
(1975) (“This policy . . . is not intended to restrict or discourage the provision of voluntary family planning
services to those adolescents who want them, but only to try to enhance communication within the family
unit.”)
Planned Parenthood v. Heckler, 712 F.2d 650, 663 (D.C. Cir. 1983), quoting Planned Parenthood Federation
of America, Inc. v. Schweiker, 559 F. Supp. At 669 (D. D.C. 1983).
Planned Parenthood v. Heckler, 712 F.2d 650, 663 (D.C. Cir. 1983).
Ibid at 664.
See, e.g., Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-117, 123 State 3034, 3257-3257 (2009)
(“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the Public Health Service
Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child
molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.”). See also 2014 Title X Program Requirements, section 9.12,
Version 1.0, April 2014.
Office of Population Affairs, Program Guidelines for Project Grants for Family Planning Services, Section 8.7,
January 2001, http://www.hhs.gov/opa/pdfs/2001-ofp-guidelines.pdf.
42 U.S.C. §§ 1396a(a)(7), 1396d(a)(4)(C). 42 C.F.R. § 441.20.
Abigail English and Carol Ford, “The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Adolescents: Legal Questions and Clinical
Challenges,” Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 36, Number 2, March/April 2004,
Guttmacher Institute.
2014 Title X Program Requirements.
Providing Quality Family Planning Services: Recommendations of the CDC and the U.S. Office of Population
Affairs. MMWR, Recommendations and Reports, Volume 63, Number 4, April 25, 2014,
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr6304.pdf.
Ibid at 13.
Ibid at 38.