Document: 516 U.S. 474116 S.Ct. 1063134 L.Ed.2d 115 Thomas DALTON, Director, Arkansas Department of Human Services et al.,v.LITTLE ROCK FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES al. No. 95-1025. Supreme Court the United States Decided March 18, 1996. On Petition for Writ Certiorari to Appeals Eighth Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 Respondents in this case are Medicaid providers and physicians who perform abortions State Arkansas. In November 1993, they filed suit against petitioners, state officials, seeking injunctive declaratory relief with respect Amendment 68 Constitution, § which prohibits use funds pay any abortion "except save mother's life." Their claim was that provision is inconsistent a requirement Title XIX Social Security Act, 79 Stat. 343, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1396 seq., affected by 1994 version "Hyde Amendment," fund medically necessary where pregnancy resulted from an act rape or incest.1 The District Eastern granted summary judgment respondents enjoined 68; Circuit affirmed. 60 F.3d 497 (1995). Petitioners sought certiorari two aspects case: (1) Court's holding "[u]nder Hyde . federal law requires other states participate program cases result incest, well life," 860 F.Supp. 609, 612 (1994), (2) enjoining "in its entirety so long accepts pursuant Act," id., at 628 (emphasis added).2 We grant second these questions. Accepting (without deciding) interpretation correct, we reverse decision below insofar it affirms blanket invalidation 68. 2 pre-emption such this, displaced only "to extent actually conflicts law." Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. v. Energy Resources Conservation Development Comm'n, 461 190, 204, 103 1713, 1722, 75 752 (1983). See, e.g., Gade National Solid Wastes Management Assn., 505 88, 109, 112 2374, 2388-2389, 120 73 (1992); Exxon Corp. Hunt, 475 355, 376, 106 1103, 1116, 89 364 (1986). "[T]he rule [is] court should not extend statute further than dispose before it." Brockett Spokane Arcades, Inc., 472 491, 502, 105 2794, 2801, 86 394 (1985). reads follows: 3 " 1. Public funding. No public will be used abortion, except life. 4 2. policy. policy protect life every unborn child conception until birth, permitted Federal Constitution. 5 3. Effect amendment. This amendment affect contraceptives require appropriation funds." 6 Section lower courts' Medicaid-eligible woman seeks abort resulting incest woman's do possible application pre-empted current law. It entirely possible, example, would have programs receive no As noted, Crime Victims Reparations Ark.Code Ann. 16-90-701 seq. (Supp.1995), established provides compensation assistance victims criminal acts within State, including medical expenses, see 16-90-703(7). Without limitation imposed 68, might authority reimburse crime pregnant woman. Assuming funded, nothing respondents' challenge suggests conflict statute. Because challenged conflicted XIX, improper enjoin funding does involve program. 7 injunction overbroad temporal scope well. permanent legislation; enacted part appropriating certain Executive Departments one fiscal year. While versions applicable 1995 years authorized after notice "that procedure mother incest," prior limited those mother. 203, Labor Appropriations 1811. history identifies possibility different may future, enforcement "for Act." F.Supp., 628. See Planned Parenthood Affiliates Michigan Engler, 634, 641 (C.A.6 1996) (modifying similar "tak[e] into account changeable nature spending bills general, particular, some very restrictive less so"). 8 §§ based on proposition sections "have function independent of" 626. Even assuming true, once left substantial Supremacy Clause fully allows, subsist 9 therefore injunction, remand entry order imposes obligations 10 ordered. Amendment, named sponsor, Representative Henry Illinois, 509 1994, 107 1082. directs "[n]one appropriated under Act shall expended when made known entity official incest." 1113. reenacted unchanged year 1995. 108 2539. Any uncertainty erased subsequent denying petitioners' motion stay judgment. declares "Amendment Constitution directly (the Amendment) is, therefore, null, void effect." App. Pet. Cert. D-2. A footnote sentence states: "The apologizes redundancy, but, apparently 35-page rendered Monday, last, did make point clear." Ibid.

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