Difference between revisions of "Roe v. Wade"
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Roe v. Wade was a landmark Supreme Court ruling legalizing [[abortion]] in 1973. | Roe v. Wade was a landmark Supreme Court ruling legalizing [[abortion]] in 1973. | ||
==Roe== | ==Roe== | ||
| − | Roe's real name was [[Norma McGarvey]], a | + | Roe's real name was [[Norma McGarvey]], a carnival barker, who became pregnant. |
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==Wade== | ==Wade== | ||
Wade refers to [[Henry Wade]] the [[Texas]] [[Attorney General]] at the time. | Wade refers to [[Henry Wade]] the [[Texas]] [[Attorney General]] at the time. | ||
Revision as of 03:42, March 10, 2007
Roe v. Wade was a landmark Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion in 1973.
Roe
Roe's real name was Norma McGarvey, a carnival barker, who became pregnant.
Wade
Wade refers to Henry Wade the Texas Attorney General at the time.
Opinion
The opinion written by Justice Harry Blackmun divided a pregnancy into sections. Up until the fetus was viable, the State could not regulate abortion. However after viability was fair game.
Opinion
No one paid attention to the opinion for awhile. When pro life advocates found out, they launched a campaign to have Roe reversed.
