Title: Roe v. Wade (Decision January 22, 1973) | Subscript Law
Headings: Roe v. Wade (Decision January 22, 1973)
The celebrated and despised Supreme Court case on abortion
The case
Regulation vs. Liberty
The Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade
What else did the decision say?
The controversy over the due process clause
Years later: Jane Roe’s Change of Heart
The future – changes in medical science
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Roe v. Wade (Decision January 22, 1973)
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Roe v. Wade (Decision January 22, 1973)
January 21, 2018
Mariam Morshedi
The celebrated and despised Supreme Court case on abortion
The issue of abortion raises significant tension in the United States. The issue separates certain religious groups, claiming a fetus’ life has a value equal to that of a born person, from others who place a higher value on the right of a woman to control whether or not she is pregnant. In 1973, the Supreme Court weighed in, as it was presented with a case of a woman wishing to end her pregnancy and a state law preventing the woman from doing so. Our report explains the Roe v. Wade court decision in an infographic. The case
In 1971, Norma McCorvey (known in court documents as “Jane Roe”) filed a lawsuit against the attorney general of Texas, Henry Wade. McCorvey argued a Texas law banning abortion, which had been enforced against her, was unconstitutional. The Texas law only allowed abortions if necessary to save the woman’s life. Regulation vs. Liberty
States are allowed to regulate a wide variety of actions in the interest of protecting people. But the Constitution limits the states’ rights to regulate. One of those limits is based on an individual’s right to liberty.