Legal Opinion
Perez v. Park Madison Professional Laboratories, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 20, 1995PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ellerin, J.
The issue before us on this appeal is whether defendants failed to obtain plaintiffs informed consent before undertaking to perform the abortion procedure which is the basis of her underlying malpractice action.
On March 1, 1989, the 24-year-old unwed plaintiff, then 17 weeks’ pregnant, consulted a gynecologist about options for terminating her pregnancy. The doctor referred her to Planned Parenthood at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital because he was unable to perform a second trimester termination at his office. Upon visiting Planned Parenthood’s offices on the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Martinez v. Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Shkolnik v. Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic InstituteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Hill v. SewardNew York Supreme Court · 1983
- Sangiuolo v. LeventhalNew York Supreme Court · 1986
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