Right to Choose v. Byrne

Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided 1982-08-18

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The opinion of the Court was delivered by POLLOCK, J. This appeal presents the question of the validity under the New Jersey Constitution of a statute that prohibits Medicaid funding for abortions “except where it is medically indicated to be necessary to preserve the woman’s life.” N.J.S.A. 30:4D-6.1 (1981). Medicaid pays for the costs of all childbirths' and abortions to save the life of the mothe…

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