Legal Opinion
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 19, 1990No. 88-1279PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION EN BANC
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) appealed from an injunction issued by the district court of Massachusetts enjoining enforcement of regulations promulgated under Title X of the Public Health Services Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300 et seq. The regulations significantly alter HHS’s interpretation of section 1008 of Title X, which provides that “[njone of the funds *55appropriated under [Title X] shall be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning.” 42 U.S.C. § 300a-6. Prior to the promulgation of the new regulations, the Secretary…
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