The Roe v. Wade abortion case is one of the most important cases in U.S. Supreme Court History, and definitely affects all of our lives as Christian. Therefore this research paper is for the use of anybody who wants to learn about the abortion case or look at the different point of views of many different people. This research paper will focus on The Supreme Court case that took place in 1973 over the issue of Abortion and free rights. I will talk about the case and who was involved. I will also talk about the ruling of the case and how each of the sides affected the ruling.
The two women who started Roe v. Wade in the 1970s were Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee. These two women were lawyers and instead of pursuing a case on Civil Rights or on other important issues in our country at the time (Faux 25). These two women took on the Texas abortion case that turned into Roe v. Wade in the 1970s. In the 1960s abortions were something that people would keep a secret and they were very painful and shameful to the woman who was having an abortion (Faux 27). So when Feminism was growing and enlarging over this time the abortion case …show more content…
The two attorneys on the side of pro-abortion (Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee) were thrilled to hear that Jane Roe would be interested in making a confession on pro-abortion. Trying to find a woman who could confess would be hard but when Jane Roe stepped up, she helped the pro-abortion side very much (Faux 56). Norma McCorvey was raped and became pregnant before the beginning of The Supreme Court case. Therefore she went to court to try to get an abortion because she didn’t want to have a child but by the time the case was over her daughter had been born and adopted and is 46 today living a great life (Mattox). So the supposed daughter of “Jane Roe” who was supposed to be dead and never born is alive today and very thankful for it
The two women who started Roe v. Wade in the 1970s were Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee. These two women were lawyers and instead of pursuing a case on Civil Rights or on other important issues in our country at the time (Faux 25). These two women took on the Texas abortion case that turned into Roe v. Wade in the 1970s. In the 1960s abortions were something that people would keep a secret and they were very painful and shameful to the woman who was having an abortion (Faux 27). So when Feminism was growing and enlarging over this time the abortion case …show more content…
The two attorneys on the side of pro-abortion (Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee) were thrilled to hear that Jane Roe would be interested in making a confession on pro-abortion. Trying to find a woman who could confess would be hard but when Jane Roe stepped up, she helped the pro-abortion side very much (Faux 56). Norma McCorvey was raped and became pregnant before the beginning of The Supreme Court case. Therefore she went to court to try to get an abortion because she didn’t want to have a child but by the time the case was over her daughter had been born and adopted and is 46 today living a great life (Mattox). So the supposed daughter of “Jane Roe” who was supposed to be dead and never born is alive today and very thankful for it