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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.
- 113 U.S. 33
S.S. Co. v. Commissioners, 113 U.S. 33 (1885) Liverpool, New...
- 321 F. Supp. 741
The question of standing is considered in Roe v. Wade, 314...
- 201 N.W.2d 123
The root case in this area of constitutional law is Griswold...
- 285 N.E.2d 265
A full consideration of what is at stake for the pregnant...
- 2 Cal. 3D 619
The autopsy surgeon testified that the baby was a full-term,...
- 71 Cal. 2D 954
It ought to be enough that the dangerous condition 'be...
- 354 S.W.2d 161
These objections were properly overruled. The predicate, if...
- 113 U.S. 33
Full text of Roe v. Wade (1973) Overview: The case involved a Texas statute that prohibited abortion except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant person. The Supreme Court, in a decision written by Justice Blackmun, originally recognized a privacy interest in abortions.
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.
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.
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. In doing so, the court applied the right to privacy established in Griswold v Connecticut (1965).
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.
ROE ET AL. v. WADE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF DALLAS COUNTY APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS No. 70-18. Argued December 13, 1971 Reargued October 11, 1972 Decided January 22, 1973. MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court. This Texas federal appeal and its Georgia companion, Doe v.
