Justice Stevens, dissenting. In my opinion, the Court has not paid sufficient attention to the language of the controlling statute or to the consistent interpretation accorded the statute by the responsible cabinet officers during four different Presidencies and 18 years. The relevant text of the “Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970” has remained unchanged since its en…
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