Legal Opinion
Fischer v. Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 9, 1984No. 283 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
On December 19, 1980, the Pennsylvania General Assembly amended the Public Welfare Code by adding a section1 (hereinafter Act of 1980) which provided that no funds of the Commonwealth and no federal funds appropriated by the Commonwealth should be used to fund abortions unless (1) a physician certified that the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus was carried to full term or (2) the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest when such rape or incest is reported promptly2 to a law enforcement agency or public health service. The text of the Act *218of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Maher v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Geduldig v. AielloSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Fischer v. Department of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Doe v. MaherConnecticut Superior Court · 1986
- Sanderson v. Frank S. Bryan, M.D., Ltd.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Fischer v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- National Educ. Ass'n of RI v. GarrahyDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1984
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