Scope and Contents From the File: Here, the ACLU represented Avalon Memorial Hospital, owned by Dr. Edward C. Allred, which refused to enforce provisions of the Fetal Death Registration Act, believing it to be in violation of the California Constitution and the patients' right to privacy. The hospital explained its stance when the Department of Heath Services of Los Angeles County attempted to enforce the Act, and a criminal complaint was filed against the hospital. The Fetal Death Registration Act required recording fetal...