Legal Opinion
Sigma Reproductive Health Center v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 22, 1983No. [No. 18 (Adv.), September Term, 1983.]PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
We shall be obliged to dismiss this appeal because it is not from a final judgment. However, we shall give reasons for our view that the defense of necessity is not available to a trespasser at an abortion clinic.
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Appellant Sigma Reproductive Health Center is an unincorporated subsidiary of SIGMA Centers of America, Inc. The former operates a family planning and reproductive health clinic in Montgomery County. It' offers a variety of health care services, including first trimester abortions. Physicians licensed by the State of Maryland perform these abortions in accordance with Maryland law.
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