Legal Opinion
Family Life League v. Department of Public Aid
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 21, 1986No. 62137PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Clark
Does the State Records Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 116, par. 43.4 et seq.) require the disclosure of the names of providers of abortion services, the number of abortions performed, and the amounts paid for those services under the Medicaid program?
This is the question we are presented with in this appeal. The Family Life League and certain of its members and officers (the plaintiffs) brought an action for mandamus seeking to require the Illinois Department of Public Aid to provide a list of physicians, hospitals, and other service providers (the providers) who have furnished abortion…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Stephan v. HarderSupreme Court of Kansas · 1982
- Minnesota Medical Ass'n v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Mid-America Television Co. v. Peoria Housing AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
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