I. The Case of Roe v. Wade

A. Challenged a Texan statute that made it a crime for a woman to have an abortion unless her life was at stake.

-Filed by "Jane Roe", an unmarried woman who wanted to safely and legally end her pregnancy

B. The Court sided with Roe, striking down the Texas law.

-Recognized for the first time that the constitutional right to privacy is "broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy."

C. Roe v. Wade became known as the case that legalized abortion nationwide

-Nearly all states outlawed abortion

D. Roe rendered laws that states had to outlaw abortion, except to save a woman's life or for limited reasons such preserving the woman's health, instances of rape, incest, or fetal anomaly, unconstitutional.

-Decision set a legal precedent that affected more than 20 Supreme Court...