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ROE v. NORTON

Civ. No. N-74-17.

408 F.Supp. 660 (1975)

Susan ROE, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al. v. Nicholas NORTON, Individually and as Commissioner of Welfare for the State of Connecticut, et al.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

December 31, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucy Katz, Kathryn Emmett, Bridgeport, Conn., Ann Hill, New Haven, Conn., for plaintiffs.

Edmund C. Walsh, Asst. Atty. Gen., Hartford, Conn., for defendants.

Before TIMBERS, Circuit Judge, and ZAMPANO and NEWMAN, District Judges.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

NEWMAN, District Judge:

This is a motion for summary judgment by the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Connecticut Department of Welfare's refusal to reimburse welfare recipients for the expense of an abortion, absent a prior showing that the abortion is necessary to preserve the physical or psychiatric health of the woman. The state originally defended its policy on the ground that Title XIX (Medicaid...

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