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  1. Facts of the case. 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.

  2. Summary. At a time when Texas law restricted abortions except to save the life of the mother, Jane Roe (a single, pregnant woman) sued Henry Wade, the local district attorney tasked with enforcing the abortion statute. She argued that the Texas law was unconstitutional.

  3. Overview. The case involved a Texas statute that prohibited abortion except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman. The Supreme Court, in a decision written by Justice Blackmun, recognized a privacy interest in abortions.

  4. In deciding for Roe, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated all state laws that prohibited first-trimester abortions. Roe v. Wade stood as a precedent for nearly 50 years, but in 2022, the decision was overruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

  5. Roe v. Wade is the Supreme Court case that held that the Constitution protected the right to an abortion prior to the viability of the fetus. In 2022, the Supreme Court reversed Roe and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (see entries on Dobbs v. Jackson and abortion for further details). Full text of Roe v. Wade (1973 ...

  6. May 4, 2022 · WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed that a leaked draft ruling to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision was authentic but not final, even as the disclosure triggered ...

  7. Jun 23, 2022 · EXPLAINER. The tumultuous history that led to the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. In the 1960s, support for abortion mounted as two public health crises caused miscarriages and severe health...

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