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Brief Fact Summary. Appellant Jane Roe, a pregnant mother who wished to obtain an abortion, sued on behalf of all woman similarly situated in an effort to prevent the enforcement of Texas statutes criminalizing all abortions except those performed to save the life of the mother.
- Eisenstadt V. Baird
CitationEisenstadt v. Baird, 405 U.S. 438, 92 S. Ct. 1029,...
- Meyer V. Nebraska
CitationMeyer v. Neb., 262 U.S. 390, 43 S. Ct. 625, 67 L....
- Pierce V. Society of Sisters
CitationPierce v. Soc’y of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510, 45 S. Ct....
- Stenberg V. Carhart
Roe v. Wade410 U.S. 113,93 S. Ct. 705,35 L. Ed. 2d 147,1973...
- In Re A.C
CitationIn re A.C., 573 A.2d 1235, 1990 D.C. App. LEXIS 90...
- Eisenstadt V. Baird
Jan 22, 2012 · Roe v. Wade: A person may choose to have an abortion until a fetus becomes viable, based on the right to privacy contained in the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Viability means the ability to live outside the womb, which usually happens between 24 and 28 weeks after conception.
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May 4, 2022 · The 7-2 ruling was announced on Jan. 22, 1973. Justice Harry A. Blackmun, a modest Midwestern Republican and a defender of the right to abortion, wrote the majority opinion. What the case was...
Jun 24, 2022 · 671. The Supreme Court on Friday overruled Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion after almost 50 years in a 6-to-3 ruling. New York Times reporters are reading the...
Roe v. Wade. The plaintiff discovered she was pregnant and sought an abortion. She was unable to obtain a legal abortion due to a Texas law that criminalized all abortions except those necessary to protect the life of the mother. The plaintiff alleged that the Texas law violated her constitutional right to privacy.
May 3, 2022 · Roe v. Wade, the historic 1973 Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in the first trimester of a woman’s pregnancy, was struck down by the conservative majority on Friday, taking...
