Whalen v. Roe

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1977-02-22

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*591 Mr. Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court. The constitutional question presented is whether the State of New York may record, in a centralized computer file, the names and addresses of all persons who have obtained, pursuant to a doctor’s prescription, certain drugs for which there is both a lawful and an unlawful market. <p "b741…

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