Tileston v. Ullman, 318 U.S. 44 (1943)

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Tileston v. Ullman

No. 420

Argued January 13, 14, 1943
Decided February 1, 1943
318 U.S. 44

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF ERRORS OF CONNECTICUT

Syllabus

A physician is without standing to challenging, as a deprivation of life without due process in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, a state statute prohibiting the use of drugs or instruments to prevent conception, and the giving of assistance or counsel in their use, where the lives alleged to be endangered are those of patients who are not parties to the suit. P. 46.

Appeal dismissed.

Appeal from a judgment, 129 Conn. 84, 26 A.2d 582, holding a state statute applicable to appellant and sustaining its constitutionality.