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Roe vs Wade

Roe vs Wade. Beginning of Case. A single, pregnant woman, assigned the pseudonym Jane Roe by the court to protect her privacy, took action in 1970 against Henry Wade.

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Roe vs Wade

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  1. Roe vs Wade

  2. Beginning of Case • A single, pregnant woman, assigned the pseudonym Jane Roe by the court to protect her privacy, took action in 1970 against Henry Wade. • In an effort to prevent him from enforcing the Texas state anti-abortion statute on the grounds that it violated the United States Constitution.

  3. Re-argument • After hearing the case argued in December 1971, and reargued in October 1972, the Supreme Court finally rendered its decision in January 1973. Jane Roe "won" the case in a technical sense, for the majority ruled that the Texas anti-abortion statute was indeed unconstitutional as drafted.

  4. Decision • Texas law making it a crime to assist a woman to get an abortion violated her due process rights.

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