Legal Opinion
Women's Health Services, Inc. v. Maher
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided January 7, 1980No. Civ. H-79-405PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
BLUMENFELD, District Judge.
Connecticut’s Medicaid program makes payment for abortion services only when, “[o]n the basis of his professional judgment, the attending physician has certified in writing that the abortion is necessary because the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.” 3 Dep’t of Income Maintenance, Medical Assistance Program Manual, ch. III, § 275 (Sept. 1, 1977) [hereinafter section 275]. This action was filed on July 17, 1979, challenging section 275 on both statutory and constitutional grounds. Jurisdiction is founded…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Roe v. CaseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- McRae v. CalifanoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1980
- Women's Health Services, Inc. v. MaherDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1981
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Women's Health Services, Inc. v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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