Legal Opinion
National Educ. Ass'n of RI v. Garrahy
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided December 3, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-0399P, 83-0406PPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this consolidated action seek permanent declaratory and injunctive relief, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against the enforcement of two statutes enacted by the Rhode Island General Assembly which regulate the availability of health insurance coverage for abortions. The first statute, Rhode Island General Laws § 27-18-28 (“the health insurers’ prohibition”), 1 re quires all insurers doing business in Rhode Island to exclude from comprehensive health insurance policies coverage for all induced abortions, except those where the life of the…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by4 opinions
- City of Pawtucket v. SundlunSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1995
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- AMERICAN CIV. LIBERTIES UNION OF KANSAS v. PraegerDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2011
- National Education Association of Rhode Island v. J. Joseph GarrahyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986