Legal Opinion
David Zbaraz v. Arthur F. Quern
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 13, 1979No. 78-1669, 78-1709, 78-1787, 78-1890, 78-1891 and 78-2029PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
This class action was brought under the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983) to enjoin enforcement of a 1977 Illinois statute withdrawing medical assistance funding in Illinois for all abortions except those “necessary for the preservation of the life of the [pregnant] woman.” 1 Plaintiffs do not object to the refusal to fund purely elective abortions, and challenge the limitation on funding only as to medically necessary abortions. They assert that the Illinois statute denies them and the classes they represent 2 rights guaranteed by Title XIX of the Social Security…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Colautti v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Yvonne Harris and Josephine HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Moe v. Secretary of Administration & FinanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Williams v. ZbarazSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Roe v. CaseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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