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New Mexico Right to Choose v. Johnson
New Mexico Supreme Court
975 P.2d 841 (1998)
- Written by Darius Dehghan, JD
Facts
The New Mexico Human Services Department (the department) (defendant) enacted a regulation that prohibited Medicaid-eligible women from obtaining state funding for medically necessary abortions. The department did not restrict Medicaid-eligible men from receiving state funding for medically necessary services unique to the male anatomy. New Mexico Right to Choose (the organization) (plaintiff), a nonprofit advocacy organization, brought suit against the department, contending that the regulation violated New Mexico’s state constitution. The trial court granted summary judgment to the organization. The department appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Minzner, J.)
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