Legal Opinion
Jane Doe and Herbert F. Sandmire, M.D. v. Bellin Memorial Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 1, 1973No. 73-1396PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEVENS, Circuit Judge.
The district court ordered the defendant hospital to make its facilities and staff available to the plaintiff doctor for the immediate performance of an abortion on the plaintiff, Jane Doe. We stayed that order and expedited defendants’ appeal. The ultimate issue is whether the defendants, who are regulated by the State of Wisconsin and have accepted financial support pursuant to the Hill-Burton Act, 42 U.S.C. § 291, may refuse to perform abortions without offending the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We hold that they may, since the record does not indicate that…
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