Legal Opinion
D----R v. Mitchell
District Court, D. Utah
Decided June 30, 1978No. 77-0156PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ALDON J. ANDERSON, Chief Judge.
The narrow issue presently before the court is whether the State of Utah may lawfully limit the funding of abortions provided to Medicaid recipients to those cases where the life of the mother would be endangered if an abortion is not performed.
The undisputed facts of this case show that at the time the abortion giving rise to this action was sought, plaintiff was a nineteen year old unmarried female and the mother of one child. Plaintiff is a recipient of Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC), 42 U.S.C. §§ 601 et…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug StoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Preterm, Inc. v. Michael S. Dukakis, Parents' Aid Society, Inc. v. Alexander E. Sharp Ii, Parents' Aid Society, Inc. v. Alexander E. Sharp IICourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- McRae v. CalifanoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1980
- Jane E. Hodgson, M. D. Midwest Health Center for Women, Inc. Paula Poe Sandra Lackey and All Others Similarly Situated v. Board of County Commissioners, County of Hennepin John E. Derus, Chairman Jeff Spartz Thomas E. Ticen Richard E. Kremer E. F. Robb, Jr. Sam S. Sivanich Nancy Olkon Robert Randle, Director, Medical Assistance Program, Department of Public Health Thomas Jolicoeur, Supervisor, Medical Advisory Unit Edward J. Dirkswager, Jr., Commissioner, Department of Public Welfare Department of Public Welfare of the State of Minnesota, Carolyn Coe, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated and Mark Tanz, M. D., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Edward J. Dirkswager, Jr., Individually and in His Capacity as Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Public Welfare and State of Minnesota, Department of Public Welfare Howard Kelly, Individually and in His Capacity as Division Director, Hennepin County Department of Economic Assistance, Adult Medical Division, Individually and on Behalf of All Other Directors of County Department of Economic Assistance, Adult Medical Division for All Other Counties in the State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Roe v. CaseyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Hodgson v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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