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2. BY VICTORIA GOUDREAULT Roe v. Wade

3. Abortion Facts 1950: about 200,000-1,300,000 illegal abortions Mothers not held accountable until after 1860-1880 No deaths/injuries: unsuccessful/not a crime Could get legal abortion if qualified

4. Abortion Qualifications To save mother’s life To protect mother’s physical health To protect mother’s mental health

5. Reasons for Wanting Abortion Rape Not enough money Did not want children Severe deformities Single

6. Specific Abortion Laws Ellenborough Law--passed 1803 in England Comstock Act--passed 1873 in U.S. Edward Law, 1 st Baron of Ellenborough www.antique-prints.de Anthony Comstock www.smithsonianmag.com

7. Norma McCorvey Norma McCorvey, 1990 http://history.salempress.com Was pregnant but couldn’t afford to have the baby No abortion options available Texas, 1973 Court name: Jane Roe Was forced to have her baby 21 when she became pregnant

8. Sarah Weddington Sarah Weddington, 1973 www.weddingtoncenter.com Was a lawyer in the case Was 26 when she met McCorvey Had wanted to challenge abortion laws Had been looking for abortion plaintiff At 1 st : reluctant to use McCorvey Had learned of McCorvey through Coffee

9. Linda Coffee Linda Coffee, 1973 www.pinterest.com Was a lawyer in the case Was 23 when she met McCorvey Had wanted to challenge abortion Had been searching for abortion plaintiff At 1 st : reluctant to use McCorvey Had introduced Weddington to McCorvey

10. The Results Abortion became legal About 1,600,000 women received legal abortions (U.S. only) Mid-1990s: 1/5 population had abortion (15+) 2006: over-the-counter emergency birth control approved by FDA

11. Works Cited Blackmun, Harry. "Roe v. Wade: The Full Text." Milestone Documents in American History. Ed. Finkelman Paul. 4 vols. Schlager Group, 2008. Salem History Web. 25 Nov. 2014. Dyer, Leigh. "Roe v. Wade: Document Analysis." Milestone Documents in American History. Ed. Finkelman Paul. 4 vols. Schlager Group, 2008. Salem History Web. 25 Nov. 2014. Faux, Marian. Roe v. Wade. New York: Macmillan, 1988. Print.