Legal Opinion
Relf v. Weinberger
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 15, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-1557, 74-243PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GESELL, District Judge.
These two related cases, which have been consolidated with the consent of all parties, challenge the statutory authorization and constitutionality of regulations of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) governing human sterilizations under programs and projects funded by the Department’s Public Health Service and its Social and Rehabilitation Service. 39 Fed.Reg. 4730-34 (1974). Plaintiffs are the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO), suing on behalf of its 125,000 members, and five individual women, proceeding by class action on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by18 opinions
- In the Matter of MoeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Schulman v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Relf v. WeinbergerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Ruby v. MasseyDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1978
- K. C. M. v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
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