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COLAUTTI v. FRANKLIN

No. 77-891.

439 U.S. 379 (1979)

COLAUTTI, SECRETARY OF WELFARE OF PENNSYLVANIA, ET AL. v. FRANKLIN ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol Los Mansmann, Special Assistant Attorney General of Pennsylvania, argued the cause for appellants. With her on the brief was J. Jerome Mansmann, Special Assistant Attorney General.

Roland Morris argued the cause and filed a brief for appellees.*

Briefs of amici curiae were filed by George E. Reed and Patrick F. Geary for the United States Catholic Conference; and by Dennis J. Horan, John D. Gorby, Victor G. Rosenblum, and Dolores V. Horan for Americans United for Life, Inc.

MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

At issue here is the constitutionality of subsection (a) of § 51 of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act, 1974 Pa. Laws, Act No. 209, Pa. Stat. Ann., Tit. 35, § 6605 (a) (Purdon 1977). This statute subjects a physician who performs an abortion to potential criminal liability if he fails to utilize a statutorily prescribed technique...

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