Roe v. Wade Questions
Who were the attorneys who represented her?
Linda Coffee, Sarah Weddington
In essence, what does the Roe v. Wade decision guarantee women in the US?
anyone is entitled to a legal abortion within the first trimester
What areas of an individual's life are covered under the "zone of privacy"?
marriage, contraception, child rearing eventually a woman's decision to have an abortion
What is the current support for the Roe v. Wade decision in the US today?
more Americans support it than support overturning it In the U.S. today 56% of respondents to a poll on Roe v. Wade favored the court's decision. Only 40% indicated opposition.
Who was "Wade" in this case?
Dallas County District Attorney (Henry Wade) represented Texas
What was Norma's alias used for the case?
Jane Roe
What is the exact date of the release of the Roe v. Wade decision?
January 22, 1973
What were the circumstances regarding Norma McCorvey's pregnancy that led to the court case known no as Roe v. Wade
McCorvey discovered she was pregnant with her third child, tries to assert falsely that she had been raped (wanted a legal abortion), attempts to obtain an illegal abortion but the site had been closed by the police
What were the attitudes of the political Right regarding the decision? And the Left?
Right - accuse the Court of legalizing the murder of human life with flimsy constitutional justifications Left - maintain it was poorly reasoned and caused an unnecessary political backlash against abortion rights
What did the Court decide regarding prenatal life?
prenatal life was not within the definition of "persons" as used and protected in the US Constitution and that America's criminal and civil laws only sometimes regard fetuses as persons deserving protection
How did the feminist and sexual revolutions play into this particular case? Who wrote the decision handed down by the US Supreme Court? How many justices were for? How many against?
restrictions challenged by the revolutions written by Justice Harry Blackmun 7 judges for 2 judges against
Where was the original case filed?
U.S. District Court in Texas
What do the following amendments to the Constitution provide citizens: the first, fourth, ninth, and fourteenth?
protect an individual's "zone of privacy"