The Nation - News from Dec. 6, 1985
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, dealing a setback to pro-choice advocates, unanimously upheld the state’s right to deny Medicaid funds for most abortions. The court, in a 7-0 ruling, said a section of the state’s 1982 Abortion Control Act denying the Medical Assistance payments for abortions did not violate Pennsylvania’s constitution. The court said a woman’s right to an abortion does not guarantee the right to state funds, even when the state “chooses to subsidize alternative constitutional rights.”
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