title: Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. United States, 13 June 1988.
abstract: The plaintiff sought reimbursement from the US Government for the cost of Medicaid abortions, which the plaintiff was forced to pay under a court order.  It argued that Medicaid regulations made federal financial participation available in cases of court ordered payments.  The Court rejected this argument.  It ruled that the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal funds to reimburse states for the cost of abortions, except in narrow circumstances, overrides the regulations in question.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000569:Americas; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005249:Fees and Charges; D005376:Financial Management; D005380:Financing, Government; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009656:North America; D011632:Public Assistance; D014481:United States
keywords: Abortion, Induced; Americas; Court Decision; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Family Planning; Fees--legal aspects; Fertility Control, Postconception; Financial Activities; Financing, Government--legal aspects; North America; Northern America; Public Assistance--legal aspects; United States