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HICKMAN v. GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC.

No. C2-85-2013.

396 N.W.2d 10 (1986)

Simin Y. HICKMAN and Chris A. Hickman, individually and as parents and natural guardians of Jessica Hickman, Respondents, v. GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC., et al., Appellants, State of Minnesota, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

October 24, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terence O'Loughlin, Richard J. Thomas, Audrey A. Zibelman, St. Paul, for appellants.

Ann L. Russell, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for intervenor State.

Terry L. Wade, David McKenna, St. Paul, for respondents.

Joseph T. O'Neill, Christine L. Meuers, Michelle D. McQuarrie, St. Paul, for Minnesota Conference of Catholic Health Facilities & Minnesota Catholic Conference.

J. Stuart Showalter, Brian L. Andrew, St. Louis, Mo., for Catholic Health Assoc. of U.S.

D. Kevin Ikenberry, Manassas, Va., for Rutherford Institute.

Maura K. Quinlan, Chicago, Ill., for Americans United for Life.

Walter M. Weber, Milwaukee, Wis., for Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights.

James Bopp, Jr., Kristin S. Miles, Terre Haute, Ind., for Nat. Right to Life Committee.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

YETKA, Justice.

This case comes to us as a certified question from the Hennepin County District Court. The issue to be determined is the constitutionality of Minnesota's wrongful birth statute, Minn.Stat. § 145.424, subd. 2 (1984). The district court, in ruling on cross motions for partial summary judgment, struck down the wrongful birth statute as unconstitutional under Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed.2d...

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