On 31 May 2001, Epstein ruled that "for a member of our community carrying an unborn child to be homeless and deprived of basic sustenance is a situation that would adversely affect the public – its dignity, its human rights commitments and its health care resources.
ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, ˈɛpstaɪn ɹˈuːld ðˈæt "fɚɹə mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ˌaʊɚ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi kˈæɹiɪŋ ɐn ʌnbˈɔːɹn tʃˈaɪld təbi hˈoʊmləs ænd dᵻpɹˈaɪvd ʌv bˈeɪsɪk sˈʌstənəns ɪz ɐ sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən ðæt wʊd ædvˈɜːsli ɐfˈɛkt ðə pˈʌblɪk ɪts dˈɪɡnᵻɾi, ɪts hjˈuːmən ɹˈaɪts kəmˈɪtmənts ænd ɪts hˈɛlθ kˈɛɹ ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz.