Gaines v. Wolcott

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that, “the appalling, unsanitary and unprofessional conditions under which ... illegal operations are in fact performed warrant the protection of the law to women.”
• noting that the criminal laws were designed for \the protection of ... pregnant females\
• although patient and doctor were in pari delicto, patient could recover damages for injuries caused by doctor’s negligent performance of illegal abortion

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).