In Re A.C., 16 June 1987.
The plaintiff hospital sought a declaratory order that a cesarean section be performed on a woman expected to die within two days who was in her twenty-sixth week of pregnancy and objected to the operation.  On appeal of a decision granting the order, the Court ruled that the privacy rights of the mother against bodily intrusion should be subordinated to the interests of the unborn child and the state and refused to stay the order even though that might mean that the mother's lifespan would be shortened by a few hours.
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