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Understanding Roe v. Wade
Right to privacy interpretation
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Roe v. Wade
Seal of the United States Supreme Court
Argued December 13, 1971
Reargued October 11, 1972
Decided January 22, 1973
Full case name
Jane Roe, et al. v. Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County
Citation
410 U.S. 113 (1973)
Decision
State laws that make abortions illegal violate women's due process rights
Case opinions
Majority
Justice Blackmun, joined by Justices Burger, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, & Powell
Concurring
Justices Burger, Douglas, & Stewart
Dissenting
Justices White and Rehnquist
Laws applied
14 th Amendment; Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Articles 1191-94, 1196
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Roe v. Wade was a 1971 - 1973 landmark decision by the US Supreme Court. The court ruled that a state law that banned abortions (except to save the life of the mother) was unconstitutional. The ruling made abortion legal in many circumstances. The decision said that a woman's right to privacy extended to the fetus / unborn child she was carrying. In the view of the court, during the first trimester an abortion was no more dangerous than carrying the fetus/child full term. The decision was 7-2, with Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and six other Justices voting for " Jane Roe ", and Justices William Rehnquist and Byron White voting against it. The decision divided the nation and is still controversial today. People divided into pro-life and pro-choice groups.