Legal Opinion
Simat Corp. v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided October 22, 2002No. CV-01-0324-PRPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELDMAN, Justice.
¶ 1 We granted review to decide whether the state constitution permits the state and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) to refuse to fund medically necessary abortion procedures for pregnant women suffering from serious illness while, at the same time, funding such procedures for victims of rape or incest or when the abortion is necessary to save the woman’s life.
¶ 2 The court of appeals held that AHCCCS’ funding scheme was constitutionally permitted. Simat Corp. v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment Sys., 200 Ariz. 506, 512 ¶ 20, 29 P.3d 281,…
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- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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