Jane Hope et al., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, et al., Respondents,
v.
Cesar Perales, as Commissioner of The New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Appellants, and St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York et al., Proposed Intervenors-Appellants
Jane Hope et al., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, et al., Respondents,
v.
Cesar Perales, as Commissioner of The New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Appellants, and St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York et al., Proposed Intervenors-Appellants
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
March 23, 1993
March 23, 1993
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Donna Costa of counsel (Deborah M. Buell, Samantha D. Malloy, Ayala Deutsch, Stephanie Cotsirilos, Catherine Weiss, Donna Lieberman, Robert M. Levy, Janet Benshoof and Laurie R. Rockett with her on the brief; Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton; New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation; American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and Hollyer, Brady, Smith, Troxell Barrett, Rockett & Hines, attorneys), for respondents.
Judy Nathan of counsel (Jerry Boone, Howard L. Zwickel and Carol S. Knox with her on the brief; Robert Abrams, Attorney-General, attorney), for appellants.
Michael L. Costello of counsel (Tobin & Dempf, attorneys), for St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York and others, proposed intervenors-appellants.
Michael P. Tierney for Alma Poindexter, proposed intervenor-appellant.
Donald Francis Donovan of counsel (Christopher A. Murphy, Jennifer K. Weidman and Kathleen M. Conkey with her on the brief; Debevoise & Plimpton, attorneys), for The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and others, amici curiae.
Marcy J. Wilder of counsel (Dawn Johnsen, Lois Eisner Murphy, Rebecca Arbogast, Ginger Levy and Michael C. Small with her on brief), for The National Abortion Rights Action League and others, amici curaie.
Joseph W. Dellapenna and John D. Murnane for The American Academy of Medical Ethics, amicus curiae.
James W. Lytle of counsel (Carl F. Patka and Beth A. Bourassa with him on the brief; Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, attorneys), for New York State Legislature, amicus curiae.
Michael L. Costello (Richard E. Barnes, Vincenza DeFazio, Clarke D. Forsythe, Alan J. Placa, Mildred A. Shanley, Kevin J. Todd, William J. Toohy and Eileen M. White with him on the brief), for The New York State Catholic Conference, amicus curiae.
A. Lawrence Washburn, Jr., of counsel (Mary Bridget Spaulding Balch, attorney), for New York State Right to Life Committee, Inc., amicus curiae.
Lorna Bade Goodman (Meredith Anne Feinman of counsel; O. Peter Sherwood, Corporation Counsel of New York City), for City of New York, amicus curiae.
MILONAS, WALLACH, KASSAL and RUBIN, JJ., concur; MURPHY, P. J., dissents in a separate opinion.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
Per Curiam.
Plaintiffs, who include income-eligible women, physicians and various health care organizations, commenced this action for declaratory and injunctive relief to challenge the constitutionality of the New York State Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP), enacted pursuant to chapter 584 of the Laws of 1989 and codified in sections 2521, 2522 and 2529 of the Public Health Law. Defendants, the Commissioners of the...
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