In 1973 the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a decision in Roe v. Wade that would become arguably the most controversial decision of the twentieth century. Using the concept of privacy and the belief that individuals should be able to...

Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) was a United States Supreme Court case that resulted in a landmark decision regarding abortion.[1] According to the Roe decision, most laws against abortion in the United States violated a constitutional right to privacy...

THIRTY YEARS IN THE LIFE OF THE AMERICAN WOMAN Three decades ago this week, when the Supreme Court made abortion a right instead of a cause of death, women still couldn't get credit cards in their own names, never mind call themselves "Ms.,"...

A MISSOURI abortion case that the Supreme Court agreed to hear yesterday could be decided easily and fade into semi-oblivion. Or it could be a bombshell with all the social, economic, religious, emotional and legal ramifications of its predecessor, Roe v. Wade. This has...

Thousands of abortion opponents marched from the National Mall to the Supreme Court on Tuesday in their annual remembrance of the court's Roe v. Wade decision.A smaller crowd of several dozen abortion-rights supporters held their own rally later, marking the 35th anniversary of the landmark...

Republican presidential candidate John McCain, looking to improve his standing with the party's conservative voters, said Sunday the court decision that legalized abortion should be overturned."I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned," the Arizona senator told about 800 people in South...

This essay takes a look at how Roe v Wade was just a small part of a bigger political agenda beginning late in the 19th century.

The history of the Roe v Wade Supreme Court case that led to abortion being constitutionally protected in the United States. Information about the plantiff, her attorneys, the defense attorneys and case, and the decision is included.

The following provides an outline of the Roe vs. Wade case.