STATE v. HODGSON

No. 42966.

204 N.W.2d 199 (1973)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Dr. Jane Elizabeth HODGSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 2, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Paul Sharood and Henry H. Cowie, Jr., St. Paul, Roy Lucas, New York City, for appellant.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., St. Paul, William B. Randall, County Atty., Steven C. DeCoster, Asst. County Atty., St. Paul, for respondent.

Maun, Hazel, Green, Hayes, Simon & Aretz and Louis Brenner and William J. Hassing, St. Paul, for Minn. Citizens Concerned for Life, Inc.

Deonne Parker, Lynn S. Castner, Minneapolis, for Minn. Civil Lib. Union; R. Michael Wetherbee, Minneapolis, of counsel.

Heard and considered en banc.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant, Jane E. Hodgson, appeals from a conviction for performing an abortion in violation of Minn.St. 617.18. On the authority of Roe v. Wade, ___ U.S. ___, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed.2d 147, decided January 22, 1973, and Doe v. Bolton, ___ U.S. ___, 93 S.Ct. 739, 35 L.Ed.2d 201, decided January 22, 1973, we reverse.

Defendant is a physician duly licensed by the State of Minnesota, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. In March 1970, a patient...

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