IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 99-30324
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CAUSEWAY MEDICAL SUITE;

BOSSIER CITY MEDICAL CENTER;

HOPE MEDICAL GROUP FOR WOMEN;

DELTA WOMEN'S CLINIC; WOMEN'S

HEALTH CLINIC; JAMES DEGUERCE, M.D.,

on behalf of themselves and the

patients they serve; A. JAMES WHITMORE, III, M.D., on behalf of

themselves and the patients they serve,

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

versus

MURPHY J. FOSTER, JR., Governor of

the State of Louisiana; RICHARD P.

IEYOUB, Attorney General of State of

Louisiana, in their official capacities

and their agents and successors,

Defendants-Appellants.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the

Eastern District of Louisiana

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August 17, 2000

Before JOLLY and DENNIS, Circuit Judges, and DOWD,(1) District Judge.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

In the light of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Stenberg v. Carhart, 120 S.Ct. 2597 (2000), the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. The State of Louisiana's motion to certify a question to the Louisiana Supreme Court regarding the construction of La. Act 906 of 1997 ( La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 14:32.9 (West 2000)) is DENIED.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED;

MOTION DENIED.

1. District Judge of the Northern District of Ohio, sitting by designation.