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Roe v. Wade Case Summary: What You Need to Know
Legal Arguments
Texas Defends Abortion Restriction
Roe Claims Absolute Privacy Rights for Women
How The Supreme Court Decided Roe v. Wade
Significance of Roe v Wade
Interesting Facts
Public Reactions
Related Cases
Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt

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Roe v. Wade is a 1973 lawsuit that famously led to the Supreme Court making a ruling on women's right to an abortion. Jane Roe, an unmarried pregnant woman, filed suit on behalf of herself and others to challenge Texas abortion laws. A Texas doctor joined Roe's lawsuit, arguing that the state's abortion laws were too vague for doctors to follow. He had previously been arrested for violating the statute. At the time, abortion was illegal in Texas unless it was done to save the mother's life. It was a crime to get an abortion or to attempt one.