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Coveleski v. Bubnis

Citations

  • 634 A.2d 608
  • 535 Pa. 166
  • 1993 Pa. LEXIS 256

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  • following the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833, 860 (1992
  • fetus must be viable or born alive; the court concluded it should “defer to our legislature for any substantial expansion of the scope of liability”
  • viability is critical where there is not a live birth
  • no cause of action for an 8-week fetus

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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Montemuro, Larsen

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