Roe v. Wade

1. Roe v. Wade (1972)

2. Norma L. McCorvey (also known as Jane Roe), was pregnant with her third child for majority of this court session. (She gave birth before the decision was made.) Roe stated that she had been “raped” -which turned out was a false statement later announced by Roe. S he made this false statement to have a better chance to be able to have a legal abortion. (Abortion was illegal in the state of Texas at the time. Henry Wade was a Texas lawyer, who was the attorney in this court case. Wade had never lost a court case before this one. Wade was against abortion. This case was argued on Monday, December 13, 1971 and decided on Monday, January 22, 1973. Background http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade#Background

3. The part of the Constitution which was being violated a person’s right of privacy under the due process clause in the Fourteenth Amendment. It was also said to violate a person’s fundamental right. (Therefore , abortion was a fundamental right based upon the Constitution.) Violation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade#Background

4. “Does the Constitution embrace a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy by abortion ?” Original question http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_18

5. This case arrived at the Supreme Court on appeal in 1970. The decision was made in the Supreme Court on January 22, 1973 The final decision was based upon the Supreme Court’s decision that illegal abortion was against a woman’s right of privacy stated in the Fourteenth Amendment and also stated abortion was a fundamental right which was then abided by the Nineteenth Amendment and the “reservation of rights to the people” Supreme Court Final Decision http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade#Background

6. Abortion became legal. Woman’s rights increased based on the legal allowance for them to have an abortion, if within their first trimester. (first 12 weeks) Many controversial activists/groups March of life, in December. Impact http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade#Background

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8. Roe became a member of the pro-life movement in 1995, she now works to make abortion ILLEGAL. FUN FACT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade#Background