Legal Opinion
Tileston v. Ullman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 22, 1942PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtElls, J.
The law of this state forbids the use by any person of any drug, medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception; General Statutes, § 6246; and makes liable to prosecution and punishment any person who shall assist, abet, or counsel another to commit such an offense; § 6562.
In State v. Nelson, 126 Conn. 412, 11 Atl. (2d) 856, the claim was made that these sections should be so construed as not to prohibit a duly licensed physician from prescribing the use of contraceptive devices to a married woman when the general health and well-being of the patient require it. We…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jacobson v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Kelley v. KilloureySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Commonwealth v. CorbettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Commonwealth v. GardnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Poe v. UllmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Tileston v. UllmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Herald Publishing Co. v. BillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. WalshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
- Buxton v. UllmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
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