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BURNS v. ALCALA

No. 73-1708.

420 U.S. 575 (1975)

BURNS, COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OF IOWA, ET AL. v. ALCALA ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 18, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Turner, Attorney General of Iowa, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief was Lorna Lawhead Williams, Special Assistant Attorney General.

Robert Bartels argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.*

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented by this case is whether States receiving federal financial aid under the program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) must offer welfare benefits to pregnant women for their unborn children. As the case comes to this Court, the issue is solely one of statutory interpretation.

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Respondents, residents of Iowa, were...

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