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'''Roe v. Wade''' (410 U.S. 113) was a landmark Supreme Court ruling legalizing [[abortion]] in limited circumstances in 1973. | '''Roe v. Wade''' (410 U.S. 113) was a landmark Supreme Court ruling legalizing [[abortion]] in limited circumstances in 1973. | ||
| − | + | The opinion was written by Justice [[Harry Blackmun]], and divided a pregnancy into sections. Up until the [[fetus]] was viable, at the "quickening," the State could not regulate [[abortion]]. | |
| − | The opinion written by Justice [[Harry Blackmun]], and divided a pregnancy into sections. Up until the [[fetus]] was viable, at the "quickening," the State could not regulate [[abortion]]. | ||
Notable for its definition of [[fundamental rights]], the opinion is an expansion of the Supreme Court's jurisprudence under the [[Fourteenth Amendment]], which, along with [[Griswold v. Connecticut]], sets up spheres of personal activity which the state cannot regulate without good cause.<ref>See generally Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479</ref> Specifically, the Court held that the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] protects implicit rights enumerated in its [[penumbra]], if not the text itself, which includes the [[right to privacy]].<ref>See Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113</ref> The holding of the Court has become a foundation of fundamental rights jurisprudence, and has been heavily relied upon since it was decided, and underpins many other famous cases, such as [[Lawrence v. Texas]].<ref>See, e.g., Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558</ref> | Notable for its definition of [[fundamental rights]], the opinion is an expansion of the Supreme Court's jurisprudence under the [[Fourteenth Amendment]], which, along with [[Griswold v. Connecticut]], sets up spheres of personal activity which the state cannot regulate without good cause.<ref>See generally Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479</ref> Specifically, the Court held that the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] protects implicit rights enumerated in its [[penumbra]], if not the text itself, which includes the [[right to privacy]].<ref>See Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113</ref> The holding of the Court has become a foundation of fundamental rights jurisprudence, and has been heavily relied upon since it was decided, and underpins many other famous cases, such as [[Lawrence v. Texas]].<ref>See, e.g., Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:07, April 12, 2007
Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113) was a landmark Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion in limited circumstances in 1973.
The opinion was written by Justice Harry Blackmun, and divided a pregnancy into sections. Up until the fetus was viable, at the "quickening," the State could not regulate abortion.
Notable for its definition of fundamental rights, the opinion is an expansion of the Supreme Court's jurisprudence under the Fourteenth Amendment, which, along with Griswold v. Connecticut, sets up spheres of personal activity which the state cannot regulate without good cause.[1] Specifically, the Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment protects implicit rights enumerated in its penumbra, if not the text itself, which includes the right to privacy.[2] The holding of the Court has become a foundation of fundamental rights jurisprudence, and has been heavily relied upon since it was decided, and underpins many other famous cases, such as Lawrence v. Texas.[3]