Title: Women's Health Center of WV, et al. v. Panepinto, et al.

State: west-virginia

Issuer: West Virginia Supreme Court

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September 1993 Term ___________ Nos. 21924, 21925, 21926 ___________ WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC., WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES, INC., AND WEST VIRGINIA FREE, ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE WOMEN IN WEST VIRGINIA, PLAINTIFFS BELOW, APPELLANTS, AND THE WEST VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INTERVENING PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. RUTH ANN PANEPINTO, PH.D., SECRETARY, WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES; AND NANCY J. TOLLIVER, COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEFENDANTS BELOW, APPELLANTS AND KAREN A. CROSS, REBECCA A. ROMERO, CHARLOTTE S. SNEAD, DIANNE FOWLER, REV. WAYNE SWISHER, JAY GOULD, DR. RIC DAY, LINDA DAY, PHYLLIS MARTIN, KIM HALE, KAREN AUSTIN, LEONARD ANDERSON, KEITH WAGNER, DONNA BOLEY, ODELL HUFFMAN, BARBARA WARNER, BEN VEST, STEVE HARRISON, DICK HENDERSON, DANNY ELLIS, LARRY HENDRICKS, JOHN PINO, LARRY BORDER, TOM LOUISOS, JAY NESBITT, FARRELL JOHNSON, RON WALTERS, KENNETH ADKINS AND RANDY SCHOONOVER, TAXPAYERS AND CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIANS FOR LIFE, INC., A WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION, INTERVENING DEFENDANTS BELOW, APPELLEES; WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC., WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES, INC., AND WEST VIRGINIA FREE, ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE WOMEN IN WEST VIRGINIA, PLAINTIFFS BELOW, APPELLEES, AND THE WEST VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INTERVENING PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, V. RUTH ANN PANEPINTO, PH.D., SECRETARY, WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES; AND NANCY J. TOLLIVER, COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEFENDANTS BELOW, APPELLEES AND KAREN A. CROSS, REBECCA A. ROMERO, CHARLOTTE S. SNEAD, DIANNE FOWLER, REV. WAYNE SWISHER, JAY GOULD, DR. RIC DAY, LINDA DAY, PHYLLIS MARTIN, KIM HALE, KAREN AUSTIN, LEONARD ANDERSON, KEITH WAGNER, DONNA BOLEY, ODELL HUFFMAN, BARBARA WARNER, BEN VEST, STEVE HARRISON, DICK HENDERSON, DANNY ELLIS, LARRY HENDRICKS, JOHN PINO, LARRY BORDER, TOM LOUISOS, JAY NESBITT, FARRELL JOHNSON, RON WALTERS, KENNETH ADKINS AND RANDY SCHOONOVER, TAXPAYERS AND CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIANS FOR LIFE, INC., A WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION, INTERVENING DEFENDANTS BELOW, APPELLEES; WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC., WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES, INC., AND WEST VIRGINIA FREE, ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE WOMEN IN WEST VIRGINIA, PLAINTIFFS BELOW, APPELLEES, AND THE WEST VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INTERVENING PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, V. RUTH ANN PANEPINTO, PH.D., SECRETARY, WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES; AND NANCY J. TOLLIVER, COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEFENDANTS BELOW, APPELLEES AND KAREN A. CROSS, REBECCA A. ROMERO, CHARLOTTE S. SNEAD, DIANNE FOWLER, REV. WAYNE SWISHER, JAY GOULD, DR. RIC DAY, LINDA DAY, PHYLLIS MARTIN, KIM HALE, KAREN AUSTIN, LEONARD ANDERSON, KEITH WAGNER, DONNA BOLEY, ODELL HUFFMAN, BARBARA WARNER, BEN VEST, STEVE HARRISON, DICK HENDERSON, DANNY ELLIS, LARRY HENDRICKS, JOHN PINO, LARRY BORDER, TOM LOUISOS, JAY NESBITT, FARRELL JOHNSON, RON WALTERS, KENNETH ADKINS AND RANDY SCHOONOVER, TAXPAYERS AND CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIANS FOR LIFE, INC., A WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION, INTERVENING DEFENDANTS BELOW, APPELLANTS Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. Honorable John Hey, Circuit Judge. Civil Action No. 93--4721 SYLLABUS BY THE COURT