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DOE v. CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

No. 75-1161.

529 F.2d 638 (1975)

Jane DOE, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Appellant, v. CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER, INC., a corporation, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 6, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Grabill, Charleston, W. Va. and (Katharine Welch, Charleston, W. Va., on brief), for appellants.

Edward W. Eardley, Charleston, W. Va. (Steptoe & Johnson, Charleston, W. Va., on brief), for appellees.

Stanton J. Price and Stephen Axelrad, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief, for amicus curiae for National Health Law Program.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Circuit Judge, and WINTER and CRAVEN, Circuit Judges.

CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, suing under the fictitious name of Jane Doe, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on behalf of herself and others similarly situated to redress deprivation of rights under color of state law. She sought declaratory and injunctive relief against enforcement of the policy of Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. (CAMC) of prohibiting abortions except those done for the purpose of saving the life of the mother. The district...

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