Colautti v. Franklin

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1979-01-09

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Mr. Justice Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court. At issue here is the constitutionality of subsection (a) of § 5 1 of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act, 1974 Pa. Laws, *381 Act No. 209, Pa. Stat. Ann., Tit. 35, § 6605 (a) (Purdon 1977). This statute subjects a physician who performs an abortion to potential crimi…

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