Nov 18, 2025 · Roe v. Wade, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on January 22, 1973, ruled (7–2) that unduly restrictive state regulation of abortion is unconstitutional. The Court …

Summary At a time when Texas law restricted abortions except to save the life of the mother, Jane Roe (a single, pregnant woman) sued Henry Wade, the local district attorney tasked with …

In January 1973, the Supreme Court issued a 7–2 decision in McCorvey's favor holding that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides …

A case in which the Court struck down several Texas laws that criminalized abortion, holding that laws that impose an undue burden on a woman’s right to seek an abortion violate her …

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Mar 17, 2023 · One of the Supreme Court's most famous cases, Roe v. Wade changed the way states can regulate abortion services by establishing new privacy rights for women. Learn …

The case involved a Texas statute that prohibited abortion except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant person. The Supreme Court, in a decision written by Justice Blackmun, …

In 1970, Jane Roe (a fictional name used in court documents to protect the plaintif’s identity) filed a lawsuit against Henry Wade, the district attorney of Dallas County, Texas, where she …

Mar 27, 2018 · Roe v. Wade was a landmark legal decision issued on January 22, 1973, in which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Texas statute banning abortion, effectively legalizing …

Brief Fact Summary. Appellant Jane Roe, a pregnant mother who wished to obtain an abortion, sued on behalf of all woman similarly situated in an effort to prevent the enforcement of Texas …