JANE DOE ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS,
v.
BRIDGETON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC. ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued May 29, 1979.
Decided June 11, 1979.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mr. Joseph D. O'Neill argued the cause for the appellants (Messrs. Shapiro Eisenstat, Capizola, O'Neill & Gabage, attorneys for Newcomb Hospital; Mr. William P. Doherty, Jr., attorney for Bridgeton Hospital Association, Inc.; Mr. Wayland A. Lucas, attorney for Salem County Memorial Hospital).
Mr. John R. Heher as Amicus Curiae argued the cause for the New Jersey Hospital Association (Messrs. Smith, Stratton, Wise & Heher, attorneys; Messrs. John R. Heher, Martin F. McKernan and Robert A. White on the brief).
Ms. Nadine Taub argued the cause for the respondents.
Before Judges CONFORD, PRESSLER and KING.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.
PER CURIAM.
In Doe v. Bridgeton Hospital Ass'n, Inc.,71 N.J. 478 (1976), cert. den. 433 U.S. 914, 97 S.Ct. 2987, 53 L.Ed. 2d 1100 (1977), the New Jersey Supreme Court held that N.J.S.A. 2A:65A-1 et seq., the so-called conscience law, which permits hospitals to withhold the provision of abortion services or procedures, is not applicable to nonsectarian, nonprofit hospitals. The reason for this holding...
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