title: B.C. Civil Liberties Assn. v. British Columbia, 7 March 1988.
abstract: The petitioner challenged the legality of Regulation 54/88 of 10 February 1988, which adds abortion to the list of services that "shall not be considered as services that are medically required and are not insured services" under the British Columbia Medical Services Act.  The Court held that the Cabinet had exceeded its powers in that it was not authorized by the Act to stipulate that certain services are not "medically required."  It noted, however, that the Cabinet might have acted within its powers if it merely stipulated that abortion would not be an insured service.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000569:Americas; D002170:Canada; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005376:Financial Management; D005380:Financing, Government; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009656:North America
keywords: Abortion, Induced--legal aspects; Americas; Canada; Court Decision; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Financial Activities; Financing, Government--legal aspects; Health Insurance--legal aspects; North America; Northern America