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POELKER v. DOE

No. 75-442.

432 U.S. 519 (1977)

97 S.Ct. 2391

53 L.Ed.2d 528

POELKER, MAYOR OF ST. LOUIS, ET AL. v. DOE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 20, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene P. Freeman argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief was Jack L. Koehr.

Frank Susman argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

PER CURIAM.

Respondent Jane Doe, an indigent, sought unsuccessfully to obtain a nontherapeutic abortion at Starkloff Hospital, one of two city-owned public hospitals in St. Louis, Mo. She subsequently brought this class action under 42 U. S. C. § 1983 against the Mayor of St. Louis and the Director of Health and Hospitals, alleging that the refusal by Starkloff Hospital to provide the desired abortion violated her constitutional rights. Although the District...

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