Legal Opinion
Abortion & Sterilization
Pennsylvania Department of Justice
Decided May 12, 1975No. Official Opinion No. 75-16Published
1Opinion of the Court
KANE, Attorney General,
You have asked this department to review as to legality “Chapter 51, Proposed Regulations on Discrimination With Respect to Abortion and Sterilization.” It is our opinion and you are advised that sections 51.31-33 implement section 5.2 of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act of October 27, 1955, P. L. 741, as amended, 43 PS §951, et seq. (the “Act”), in a manner that is contrary to the United States Constitution. The unconstitutional aspect of the regulations is that they would allow public hospitals to adopt a “stated ethical policy” that their facilities are not…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Jane Doe and Herbert F. Sandmire, M.D. v. Bellin Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Rackin v. University of PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- George W. Nyberg v. The City of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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