Legal Opinion
Roe v. Casey
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 21, 1978No. Civ. A. 78-2214PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BECHTLE, District Judge.
The narrow issue presented by this action for final injunctive and declaratory relief is whether recent enactments of the Pennsylvania legislature, which preclude medical assistance payments for abortions, other than those necessary to save the life of the mother, deprive the plaintiffs of their rights under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396, et seq. (“Social Security Act,” “Medicaid,” or “Title XIX”), or the First, Fourth, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. For the reasons stated below, we…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and GynecologistsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Sobky v. SmoleyDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1994
- Planned Parenthood v. CaseyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Roe v. CaseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- McRae v. CalifanoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1980
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