Legal Opinion
Roe v. Casey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 18, 1980No. Nos. 79-1108, 79-1246 and 79-1247PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*831OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal calls upon us once again to deal with the difficult and controversial subject of abortion.1 We are asked to decide whether two Pennsylvania statutes2 contravene the requirements of Title XIX of the Social Security Act3 — the federal Medicaid law — inasmuch as the Pennsylvania enactments restrict state funding of “medically necessary” abortions. In addition, we must determine whether Congress, in enacting the so-called “Hyde Amendments” to several recent federal appropriations bills,4 effected substantive changes in the Medicaid law.
We…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bellotti v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. REESESupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Debro S. Abdul-Akbar v. Roderick R. MckelvieCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Moe v. Secretary of Administration & FinanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- The Council Of Alternative Political Parties v. Lonna R. HooksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Elizabeth Blackwell Health Center for Women v. KnollCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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