While the Court's opinion quotes from the dissent of Mr. Justice Holmes in Lochner v. New York, 198 U. S. 45, 74 (1905), the result it reaches is more closely attuned to the majority opinion of Mr. Justice …

Aug 6, 2024 · Case opinion for US Supreme Court ROE v. WADE. Read the Court's full decision on FindLaw.

We seek earnestly to do this, and, because we do, we [410 U.S. 113, 117] have inquired into, and in this opinion place some emphasis upon, medical and medical-legal history and what that history reveals …

Justice Harry Blackmun delivered the opinion for the 7-2 majority of the Court. First, the Court considered whether the case was moot, concluding that it was not.

Amid national debate over this issue, this was the first time the Court took up this question and affirmed the “right to choose,” as it is often titled. Read the Full Opinion. The Constitution does not explicitly …

SYLLABUS: A pregnant single woman (Roe) brought a class action challenging the constitutionality of the Texas criminal abortion laws, which proscribe procuring or attempting an abortion except on …

Roe v. Wade. The LandmarkCases.org site has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Any views, findings, …

Abortion Post-Dobbs: In Dobbs v. Jackson, the Court reversed the Roe v. Wade and Casey decisions. The Dobbs court held that the Constitution does not confer a fundamental right to abortion. …

In January 1973, the Supreme Court issued a 7–2 decision in McCorvey's favor holding that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides a …

Oct 11, 1972 · MRS. WEDDINGTON: Yes. That particular case held that the Texas statute was not vague, citing Vuitch» It's my opinion that that reliance was misplaced. That in Vuitch, this Court had …