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WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES v. MAHER

Civ. No. H-79-405.

482 F.Supp. 725 (1980)

WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES, INC., et al. v. Edward MAHER et al.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

January 7, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha Stone, Conn. Civil Liberties Union, Hartford, Conn., Catherine G. Roraback, Canaan, Conn., for plaintiffs.

Michael A. Arcari, Paige Everin, Asst. Attys. Gen., Hartford, Conn., Cheryl B. Wattley, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Haven, Conn., Brian N. Smiley, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

BLUMENFELD, District Judge.

Connecticut's Medicaid program makes payment for abortion services only when, "[o]n the basis of his professional judgment, the attending physician has certified in writing that the abortion is necessary because the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term." 3 Dep't of Income Maintenance, Medical Assistance Program Manual, ch. III, § 275 (Sept. 1, 1977) [hereinafter...

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