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· 4/8/1987

Leigh v. Board of Registration in Nursing

Citations

  • 506 N.E.2d 91
  • 399 Mass. 558
  • 1987 Mass. LEXIS 1216

How courts have described this case

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

  • discussing Roe and Bowland in holding that a regulation prescribing certification requirements for nurse-midwives did not violate pregnant women’s right to privacy
  • rejecting claim that regulation of midwifery should be reviewed under higher strict scrutiny standard
  • rejecting claim that regulation of midwifery interferes with any fundamental rights

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Judges: Hennessey, Liacos, Nolan, O'Connor

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