# Sturgis v. Attorney General

> Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · June 29, 1970 · 358 Mass. 37

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9704132

## Case

- **Full name:** Somers H. Sturgis & Another vs. Attorney General
- **Court:** Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- **Decided:** June 29, 1970
- **Citations:** 358 Mass. 37; 260 N.E.2d 687; 1970 Mass. LEXIS 690
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Cutter
- **Judges:** Wilkins, Spalding, Cutter, Kirk, Spiegel, Reardon, Quirico
- **Cited by:** 9 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Cutter, J. and Spiegel, J.
(dissenting). We do not agree with the opinion. In general our views on the broad aspects of the question of birth control assistance for unmarried persons have been stated in our dissenting opinions in Commonwealth v. Baird, 355 Mass. 746, 756, 758 . In accordance with those views we would hold unconstitutional these statutes which make it a felony for even highly qualified doctors, in the exercise of professional judgment, to prescribe contraceptive drugs or devices for unmarried patients.

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