Legal Opinion
Friendship Medical Center, Ltd. And T.R.M. Howard v. The Chicago Board of Health
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 1975No. 74-1070PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1143SPRECHER; Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether the Chicago Board of Health may promulgate and enforce regulations which describe in substantial detail conditions, equipment, and procedures that medical facilities offering abortions must comply with, without regard to the trimester of pregnancy involved.
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Friendship Medical Center, Ltd. is a medical corporation organized pursuant to the laws of Illinois, which owns and operates a medical facility that offers abortions to pregnant women. Plaintiff Howard is the president of Friendship, a member of its board of directors, a…
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