Legal Opinion
Linda McCabe v. Nassau County Medical Center
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 23, 1971No. 93, Docket 71-1371PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
This case raises grave issues concerning the right of a woman to decide how many children she shall bear. In the summer of 1970, plaintiff Linda McCabe and her husband agreed, for reasons sufficient for them, that she should be sterilized. For that purpose, she went to the Nassau County Medical Center, a public hospital. The Medical Center refused to perform the operation because, according to its rules, Mrs. McCabe had to have five children before she could be sterilized. Mrs. McCabe felt that the rule was arbitrary and vi*700olated her right to decide for herself how…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Arthur B. Powers v. Glenn E. Coe and Austin J. McGuiganCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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- Denson v. T.D.C.J-I.D., Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1999
- Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization v. GiulianiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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