Legal Opinion
Simat Corp. v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided August 7, 2001No. 1 CA-CV 00-0334PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMPSON, Judge
¶ 1 This appeal presents three issues of first impression in Arizona: (1) Whether the right to privacy under Article 2, § 8 of the Arizona Constitution requires the State of Arizona (the state) and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) to cover “medically necessary” abortions in spite of Arizona law that expressly prohibits the state from doing so; (2) whether the statutory scheme violates Article 2, § 13 of the Arizona Constitution (privileges and immunities); and (3) whether the statutory scheme violates Article 4, part 2, § 19(13) of the Arizona…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Simat Corp. v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment SystemArizona Supreme Court · 2002
- Simat Corp. v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment SystemArizona Supreme Court · 2002