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YEAR: 1992

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Mum's the word: the Supreme Court and family planning.

AUTHORS

Mariner WK

SOURCE

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 1992 Feb;82(2):296-301.

ABSTRACT

Rust v Sullivan was decided on May 23, 1991 by the US Supreme Court. The Court upheld Department of Health and

Human Services regulations that prohibit personnel working in Title X funded clinics from even discussing abortion

with patients. Even if the patient asks about abortion, they are only allowed to say that abortion is not considered a

method of family planning. This case sets a powerful precedent, for now the government can severely restrict

people's liberties in exchange for financial assistance. The new regulations significantly reverse 16 years of family

planning policy and make the care less comprehensive. The government has been given the right to limit services

and proscribe information. Family planning has a long and well defined mission and abortion is clearly part of that

mission. Now that health care providers can even talk about abortion, family planning has been altered to encompass

only child rearing, not child planning. The decision is poorly grounded because the Court has made other decisions

against arbitrary changes in policy made by federal agencies and departments. The old regulations are more clear

and less questionable constitutionally so they should not be overturned. While the decision does not affect the

legality of abortion, it does further increase the difficulty that poor women must face in trying to attain effective family

planning. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 1562-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Mum's the word: the Supreme Court and family planning.",

is(are) Mariner WK. The source of this article is "AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 1992 Feb;82(2):296-

301.". This article was published in 1992 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 1562-06.

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