Legal Opinion
Colautti v. Franklin
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 9, 1979No. 77-891PublishedCited by 946 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
At issue here is the constitutionality of subsection (a) of § 5 1 of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act, 1974 Pa. Laws, *381Act No. 209, Pa. Stat. Ann., Tit. 35, § 6605 (a) (Purdon 1977). This statute subjects a physician who performs an abortion to potential criminal liability if he fails to utilize a statutorily prescribed technique when the fetus “is viable” or when there is “sufficient reason to believe that the fetus may be viable.” A three-judge Federal District Court2 declared § 5 (a) unconstitutionally vague and overbroad and enjoined its enforcement. App. 239a-244a. Pursuant to 28 IT.…
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3Cited by946 opinions
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