title: Urbish v. Lamm, 12 September 1988.
abstract: The plaintiffs brought an action to challenge the constitutionality of Colorado rules that allowed public funds to be used to pay for abortions 1) when the presence of medical conditions represents a serious and substantial threat to the life of the pregnant woman if the pregnancy continues to term and 2) when the presence of a lethal medical condition in the unborn child would result in the impending death of the unborn child at birth.  The Court held that the second rule violated a provision of the state Constitution prohibiting the public funding of abortions except in narrowly defined circumstances where necessary to prevent the death of a pregnant woman.  It also ruled, however, that the first rule did not violate the Constitution because of the presence of another rule that requires that before funds be used in this fashion every reasonable effort must be made to preserve the lives of the mother and child.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000569:Americas; D003120:Colorado; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D009358:Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004194:Disease; D004467:Economics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005376:Financial Management; D005380:Financing, Government; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009026:Mortality; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011247:Pregnancy; D012098:Reproduction; D014481:United States; D014930:Women
keywords: Abortion, Induced--legal aspects; Americas; Colorado; Congenital Abnormalities; Court Decision; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Financial Activities; Financing, Government--legal aspects; High Risk Women; Infant Mortality; Mortality; Neonatal Diseases And Abnormalities; Neonatal Mortality; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pregnant Women; Reproduction; United States