Title: Roe v. Wade (1973) – U.S. Conlawpedia
Headings: Roe v. Wade (1973)
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Summary
Timeline 1
1856
American Medical Association (AMA) makes moves to make abortion illegal.
1873
Comstock Act
1916
Margaret Sanger
1965
Griswold v. Connecticut
1969
Norma McCorvey, files suit as Jane Roe, contesting Texas abortion laws
1970
Roe v. Wade
1971
Oral Arguments
American Medical Association (AMA) makes moves to make abortion illegal.
Comstock Act
Margaret Sanger
Griswold v. Connecticut
Norma McCorvey, files suit as Jane Roe, contesting Texas abortion laws
Roe v. Wade
Oral Arguments
Background
Procedural History
Issues
Decision
Majority Opinion (Blackmun)
Concurring Opinion (Burger)
Concurring Opinion (Douglas)
Concurring Opinion (Stewart)
Dissenting Opinion (White)
Dissenting Opinion (Rehnquist)
Full Text of Opinions
Significance / Impact
Timeline 2
1973
Roe v. Wade
1989
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
1992
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
2000
Stenberg v. Carhart
2007
Federal Ban
Roe v. Wade
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Stenberg v. Carhart
Federal Ban
Scholarly Commentary and Debate
Constitutional Provisions
Major Statute (s) Under Review
Important Precedents
Important Subsequent Cases
Web Resources
Academic Books, Articles and Law Reviews
Contributors

Content: The Justices heard rearguments ten months later on October 11th, 1972. The case was ultimately decided on January 22nd, 1973. The Court struck down the Texas abortion statutes and similar laws across state lines. It upheld in parts and reversed in parts the lower court’s decision. Issues
Where does the Constitution guarantee the right to privacy? Does the Constitutional right to privacy encompass a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy? If abortion is a part of the right to privacy, does the right to privacy encompass all abortions? Decision
In a landmark 7-2 decision, the Court held that the right to an abortion is a fundamental right in accordance to the Due Process Clause under the XIV Amendment. The Texas statutes, as well as many other in almost all of the states, that make it a crime to assist a woman to terminate her pregnancy was declared unconstitutional and the Court said that the states’ efforts to regulate it must survive the scrutiny of “compelling state interest.” Associate Justice Harry Blackmun delivered the majority opinion on behalf of the court, joined by Chief Justice Burger, and associate Justices Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, Douglas and Powell.