Roe+v+Wade

-Roe v Wade
== In 1973 there was a Supreme Court case that was about private abortions. In this case the Supreme Court ruled that in the first six months of the pregnancy, the woman has a right to an abortion if she wants it. Before this decision many states banned abortion, even if it means causing the death of that pregnant woman. A pregnant single woman, whose name was Roe, brought a class action challenging the constitutionality of the Texas criminal abortion laws, which proscribe procuring or attempting an abortion except on medical advice for the purpose of saving the mother's life. Roe v Wade was modified by another case in the same day: Doe v. Bolton. In Doe vs. Bolton the court ruled that a womens right to abortion could not be limited by the state if abortion was sought for reasons of meternal health. ==

Who Roe vs. Wade Are.
== "Jane Roe" was used for Norma McCorvey, on whose behalf the suit was originally filed, alleging that the abortion law in Texas violated her constitutional rights and the rights of other women. The defendant was the district attorney of Dallas County, Texas, Henry B. Wade. ==



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