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Roe v. Wade 1973

Roe v. Wade 1973. 9 th Amendment: Implied Rights 14 th Amendment: Right to Privacy. Norma L. McCorvey. s ingle & pregnant Wanted an abortion Texas law prohibited having an abortion except when pregnancy threatens the mother’s life went by Jane Roe in Court

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Roe v. Wade 1973

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  1. Roe v. Wade1973 9th Amendment: Implied Rights 14th Amendment: Right to Privacy

  2. Norma L. McCorvey • single & pregnant • Wanted an abortion • Texas law prohibited having an abortion except when pregnancy threatens the mother’s life • went by Jane Roe in Court • Roe challenged the constitutionality of the law • Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade

  3. Do laws that criminalize all abortions, except those required to save the life of the mother, violate the Constitution?Does the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment protect the right to privacy, including the right to obtain an abortion?Are there any circumstances where a state may enact laws prohibiting abortion?

  4. Did the Texas abortion lawsviolate the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution? YES

  5. Supreme Court’s Ruling 7 votes for Roe2 votes against

  6. Implications of the Ruling • State abortion laws that don’t take into consideration the stage of the pregnancy and other interests, are unconstitutional • Due Process Clause • protects the right to privacy • including a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy • Statescan regulate • 2nd trimester abortions in the interest of mother’s health • 3rd trimester abortions in the interest of the fetus

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