By: Nick Sale, Gaby Hill

ROEWADE

Defendant: Court District Attorney Henry Wade Was the man who represented the state of Texas in the Texas District Courts and in the U.S. Supreme Court Plaintiff: Norma Leah McCorvey (Jane Roe) Norma Leah McCorvey was a single woman who became pregnant. She went under the alias Jane Roe. She wanted an abortion but couldn’t due to Texas laws. Parties Involved

U.S. Supreme Court Reviewed the ruling of Roe v. Wade. First heard the case on December 13, 1971 Reargued on October 11,1872 after other cases concerning abortion could affect the case Roe v. Wade Decision was made on January 22, decision with Roe. Texas District Court The case Roe v. Wade first went through the Texas District Court. The court ruled that the Texas laws on abortion was over broadly infringing the plaintiffs (Roe and Hallford) 9 th and 14 th amendments of privacy. Wade appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Fast Tracked to the U.S. Supreme Court Courts that had Jurisdiction

The three Texas District Court Judges unanimously agreed with Roe that Texas law prohibiting abortion was unconstitutional. Not being satisfied with the initial out come, Henry wade appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Wade appealed the case because he was protesting the outcome. The case fast tracked the U.S. Court of Appeals and went to the U.S. Supreme Court. After the District Court

The U.S. Supreme Court voted 7-2 in favor of Roe. The justices stated that a women's right to an abortion fell under the right of privacy under the 9th and 14 th amendment. The final ruling made the 9 th amendment apply to state laws. In total, Roe v. Wade affected 46 states. Final Ruling

When the case was at the Texas District Court, there was three other cases that pertained to the topic of abortion. These cases include Doe v. Bolton, and the prosecution of James Hallford In 1965 abortion was unsafe. 17% of deaths were the result of legal abortion. The risk of death of medicated abortion through 63 days’ gestation is about 1 per 100,000 procedures. Norma gave birth to her baby before the case was heard. She gave up the baby for adoption. The case Griswold v. Connecticut gave people the right to privacy by using the 9 th and 14 th amendments. Norma changed her stance on abortion, becoming a pro-life speaker in Facts

The outcome of Roe v. Wade had major impacts on states laws pertaining to abortion. 46 state laws had to change, giving women the right to have an abortion during the first trimester. Furthermore, abortion is still being argued to this very day with the arguments that women shouldn’t take the life of an unborn child. It has become a moral argument rather than one in the courts. Why is it a Landmark Case?

Harris v. McRae (1980), Hodgson v. Minnesota (1990) required young women to have parental consent before having an abortion. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992) this made women make numerous trips to an abortion provider only to face numerous restrictions and delays. Stenberg v. Carhart (2000), Gonzales v. Carhart (2007), Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, inc. (2007) Partial Birth Abortion Ban act of This is the first legislation that didn’t state that it was necessary to involve women's health. Impact on other Cases

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