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In 1970, Jane Roe (a fictional name used in court documents to protect the plaintiff’s identity) filed a lawsuit against Henry Wade, the district attorney of Dallas County, Texas, where she resided, challenging a Texas law making abortion illegal except by a doctor’s orders to save a woman’s life.
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Roe v. Wade. A case in which the Court struck down several...
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization | Oyez
Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the only licensed...
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Jun 23, 2019 · Roe v. Wade. A case in which the Court struck down several Texas laws that criminalized abortion, holding that laws that impose an undue burden on a woman’s right to seek an abortion violate her fundamental right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
May 3, 2022 · In 1970, a woman living in Texas — referred to by the pseudonym "Jane Roe" in court documents — filed a lawsuit against Henry Wade, the district attorney of Dallas County, according to Oyez.
2 days ago · Roe v. Wade, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on January 22, 1973, ruled (7–2) that unduly restrictive state regulation of abortion is unconstitutional. The Court held that a set of Texas statutes criminalizing abortion in most instances violated a constitutional right to privacy.
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Dec 1, 2021 · Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the only licensed abortion facility in Mississippi, and one of its doctors filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging the law and requesting an emergency temporary restraining order (TRO).
Jun 24, 2022 · The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, reversing Roe v. Wade, the court's five-decade-old decision that guaranteed a woman's right to obtain an abortion.
Jun 24, 2022 · WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion after almost 50 years in a decision that will transform American life, reshape...
