The plaintiff was Norma McCorvey who would go by the alias of Jane Roe and Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee were the plaintiff’s lawyers. The defendant was the district attorney of Dallas County, Texas, Henry B. Wade. His lawyers were Jay Floyd, Robert Flowers, and John Tolle.
In 1971 Norma McCorvey, wanted to have an abortion, but the laws in Texas made it illegal for her to. So she decided to sue the state of Texas for taking away her constitutional rights. While the court ruled in her favor, the verdict wasn’t strong enough to stop the arrest of doctors that performed abortions, so she took it to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court based their decision on the 14th amendment, mainly on the Due Process Clause. Their decision was that a
In 1971 Norma McCorvey, wanted to have an abortion, but the laws in Texas made it illegal for her to. So she decided to sue the state of Texas for taking away her constitutional rights. While the court ruled in her favor, the verdict wasn’t strong enough to stop the arrest of doctors that performed abortions, so she took it to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court based their decision on the 14th amendment, mainly on the Due Process Clause. Their decision was that a