Legal Opinion
Rosie J. Ex Rel. Raleigh Women's Health Organization v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 3, 1997No. 232PA96PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBB, Justice.
The plaintiffs first argue that when the General Assembly restricted the use of the State Abortion Fund to eliminate payments for medically necessary abortions, the defendants were obligated to fund such abortions using the State’s contribution to the Medical Assistance Fund. Assuming the defendants could have used the Medical Assistance Fund in this way, we do not believe this was the intent of the General Assembly. We cannot believe the General Assembly intended for the defendants to pay for abortions from another source when it had so radically restricted payments from the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Maher v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Texfi Industries, Inc. v. City of FayettevilleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
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