Doe v. Lukhard

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

In a class action, plaintiff, an unwed, expectant mother, instituted suit, on behalf of herself and her unborn child and on behalf of all other expectant mothers and their unborn children, against Virginia state and local welfare administrators. The basic objective of the suit was to obtain for unborn children the benefits under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, established under the Social Security-Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq., to which they would be entitled had they been born. Benefits to unborn children are authorized, but not required, by…