Title: An Overview of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Decision
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The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Decision
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Jone Johnson Lewis
Women's History Writer
B.A., Mundelein College
M.Div., Meadville/Lombard Theological School
Jone Johnson Lewis is a women's history writer who has been involved with the women's movement since the late 1960s. She is a former faculty member of the Humanist Institute. our editorial process
Jone Johnson Lewis
Updated February 06, 2021
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its historic decision in Roe v. Wade, overturning a Texas interpretation of abortion law and making abortion legal in the United States. It was a turning point in women's reproductive rights and has remained a hot-button issue within United States politics ever since. The Roe v. Wade decision held that a woman, with her doctor, could choose abortion in earlier months of pregnancy without legal restriction, based primarily on the right to privacy. In later trimesters, state restrictions could be applied. Fast Facts: Roe v. Wade
Case Argued: December 13, 1971;