Irving Rust with a group of
family planning providers v. Louis Sullivan (U.S. Secretary of Health and Human
Services) - 1991
Rust and his several family
planning providers challenged President Ronald Reagan�s "gag
rule. Under this new rule, clinic
staff could not discuss all of the options available to women facing unintended
pregnancies, particularly abortion; they could only refer them for prenatal
care. The Supreme Court upheld the
�gag rule,� even though it reversed 18 years of policies that had allowed
comprehensive options counseling.
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