Norma McCorvey aka Jane Roe
Title: Roe v. Wade
US Citation: 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
Docket: 70-18
Events: Decided - January 22, 1973
Reargued - October 11, 1972
Argued - December 13, 1971
Subjects: Privacy: Abortion, Including Contraceptives
Facts: Roe, a Texas resident, sought to terminate her pregnancy by abortion. Texas law prohibited abortions except to save the pregnant woman's life. After granting certiorari, the Court heard arguments twice. The first time, Roe's attorney -- Sarah Weddington -- could not locate the constitutional hook of her argument for Justice Potter Stewart. Her opponent -- Jay Floyd -- misfired from the start. Weddington sharpened her constitutional argument in the second round. Her new opponent -- Robert Flowers -- came under strong questioning from Justices Potter Stewart and Thurgood Marshall.
Question Presented: Does the Constitution embrace a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy by abortion?
Conclusion: The Court held that a woman's right to an abortion fell within the right to privacy (recognized in Griswold v. Connecticut) protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. The decision gave a woman total autonomy over the pregnancy during the first trimester and defined different levels of state interest for the second and third trimesters. As a result, the laws of 46 states were affected by the Court's ruling.
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/334/print
South Dakota has banned abortion and Mississippi is close behind. Protest here http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/mississippi_abortionban2
What happens when abortion is outlawed? Rent the movie Vera Drake: http://www.veradrake.com/
Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe, is now a pro-life activist
http://www.barf.org/articles/0080/
posted by Deborah @ 9:48 PM
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What I'm looking for is an article by Susan Brownmiller that recounts the visit of a prominent feminist to a women's shelter. She was introduced to the receptionist. The receptionist eagerly greeted her and informed her that she, the receptionist, was the Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade. "Oh no," the prominent feminist answered, "You couldn't be Jane Roe. She would never work in a place like this."
OK. Susan Brownmiller.
It explained some things to me when I read it, namely, faced with that kind of withering contempt on the part of your erstwhile champions (the liberal establishment), why would you not then try to find other friends? Why would you not feel used for someone else's glory?
Makes all the sense in the world for Jane Roe to seek comfort among Fundamentalist Christians, who "hate the sin but love the sinner."
It may also help to explain the rise of the Tea Party as a backlash movement, fueled by media demagogues, against the perceived arrogance of the "liberal left."
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