what is roe v. wade?

Answer 1

It was the U.S. Supreme Court case in which women were decided to have the right to abortion. Here's a little story that you might like about that case so long ago. Back in good old Texas in the days when women didn't have many rights of any kind, yet, a daughter of a successful attorney went to law school, which was pretty much unheard of in those days. She did well. She graduated the top of her class and went back to her daddy, the attorney, and asked him for a job. He told her that he couldn't hire her because no one would ever want a female attorney. She looked everywhere for a job. No one would hire her. She finally went to the American Civil Liberties Union and begged them for a job. Even they told her that she would not make a good lawyer because no one would believe a woman. She told them that she'd work for nothing. They gave her some hopeless case. That remarkable young lady fought that hopeless case. She fought it all the way to the U.S, Supreme Court. And, you know what, she won that hopeless case, her very FIRST case out of law school. That case was Roe vs Wade. The young lady's name is Sarah Weddington. I got to meet her once.

Answer 2

Roe v. Wade was the 1975 Supreme Court decision granting women the right to choose to have a legal abortion. In other words, it legalized abortion in America for the first time.

It's been controversial ever since, but it's unlikely to be overturned. It has become established law, and many people who would not choose to abort still defend a woman's right to make that informed choice.

Answer 3

Roe v Wade was the court decision regarding abortion in the US. It divided a persons interest to the governments interest. During the first trimester there can be little if any government objection. During the second trimester the governments interest increases. During the third trimester there is considerable allowance for government action.

That is a very basic description of the case decision. It is of course a lot more involved.

Answer 4

Roe v. Wade is the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S. in 1973. More specifically, the ruling stated that most laws against abortion are a violation of a right to privacy that is supposedly constitutionally-protected. Many legal scholars would argue that "privacy" is not protected as such by the constitution, and the precedent may someday be overturned.

Answer 5

Your question is miscategorized, but here's your answer:

Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)[1], is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision establishing that most laws against abortion violate a constitutional right to privacy, thus overturning all state laws outlawing or restricting abortion that were inconsistent with the decision. It is one of the most controversial cases in U.S. Supreme Court history.

The decision in Roe v. Wade prompted a still-continuing national debate over whether terminating pregnancies should be legal (or more precisely, whether a state can choose to deem the act illegal), the role of the Supreme Court in constitutional adjudication, and the role of religious views in the political sphere. Roe v. Wade became one of the most politically significant Supreme Court decisions in history, reshaping national politics, dividing the nation into "pro-choice" and "pro-life" camps, and inspiring grassroots activism.

Opposition to Roe comes primarily from those who viewed the Court's decision as illegitimate for straying too far from the text and history of the Constitution, and those possessing beliefs about the personhood of fetal human life.

Support for Roe comes from those who view the decision as necessary to preserve women's equality and personal freedom, and those who believe in the primacy of individual over collective rights, although the opposition to Roe often reference the primacy of the individual when referring to the unborn child.

Answer 6

roe vs wade was a highly publicized case of a man trying to get his ex to not have and abortion its was ground breaking and very important with regards to the pro-life/pro-choice debate rent the movie it is riveting really...if you like that sorta stuff

Answer 7

The biggest mistake in US Supreme Court history

Answer 8

A court case that I believe was heard before the US supreme court to determine a womans right to "choose" abortion.

Answer 9

Its a court case about abortion. One lady wanted a abortion and had to go to court to get one. The case took too long and she wound up having her baby. This is a historical case involing abortion rights.

Answer 10

The supreme court case in which they ruled abortion or freedom of choice is legal.