COE v. COUNTY OF COOK

No. 98-1164.

162 F.3d 491 (1998)

John COE, individually, on behalf of Infant Coe, and on behalf of all others similarly situated to John Coe and all others similarly situated to Infant Coe, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF COOK, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Dargis, Mallen & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, Allen Kirsh, Office of the State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Chief Judge.

Cook County, Illinois, owns the Cook County Hospital, which caters primarily to what used to be called "charity" patients; it does not turn away patients on the ground of inability to pay. In 1992 the County issued guidelines for the performance of abortions at the hospital. The guidelines track the Supreme Court's current views on the permissible scope of state regulation of abortions, and thus do not require notice to or the consent of the father...

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