Legal Opinion
Bigelow v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 1, 1972No. Record 7972Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
213 Va. 191 (1972)
JEFFERY C. BIGELOW, ETC.
v.
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
Record No. 7972.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
September 1, 1972.
Present, Snead, C.J., I'Anson, Carrico, Harrison, Cochran and Harman, JJ.
1. Statute prohibiting advertising of abortion service is constitutional. Expression of ideas distinguished from commercial advertising in a business context.
2. Statute affecting advertising in medical-health field does not violate Fourteenth Amendment.
3. Where line can be drawn between commercial and non-commercial conduct and it clearly appears that prohibited conduct is in commercial area,…
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- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- Breard v. AlexandriaSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Valentine v. ChrestensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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