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And now your Political Moment from Rose!
Jan. 9th, 2007 03:49 pmCommemorating 34 Years Of Reproductive Justice!
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in the landmark case Roe v. Wade, that women had a constitutional right to an abortion...
In 1970, Norma McCorvey, using the pseudonym "Jane Roe," sued Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade after state law denied her the right to an abortion. Attorney and women's rights activist Sarah Weddington, who saw this as an opportunity to fight for a woman's right to choose, agreed to take her case. The now historic case Roe v. Wade was argued all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Weddington argued that the constitutional right to privacy that was cited in Griswold v. Connecticut, the landmark case legalizing the use contraception, was being violated in Texas. The Supreme Court agreed and cast the landmark decision that would strike down anti-abortion laws in nearly two-thirds of the states and legalize a woman's right to choose.
Despite the great strides women have made in this country, a woman's right to choose has become increasingly more threatened as events both nationally and in states across the country have caused severe alarm. In South Dakota, legislation passed that would have banned almost all abortions in the state. While South Dakotans eventually voted the Constitutional Amendment down, this serves as a grim reminder of the fragility of a woman's right to choose. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Gonzales v. Carhart and Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood , two court cases that could decide the fate of a federal abortion ban. The Supreme Court is scheduled to make a ruling this summer.
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in the landmark case Roe v. Wade, that women had a constitutional right to an abortion...
In 1970, Norma McCorvey, using the pseudonym "Jane Roe," sued Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade after state law denied her the right to an abortion. Attorney and women's rights activist Sarah Weddington, who saw this as an opportunity to fight for a woman's right to choose, agreed to take her case. The now historic case Roe v. Wade was argued all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Weddington argued that the constitutional right to privacy that was cited in Griswold v. Connecticut, the landmark case legalizing the use contraception, was being violated in Texas. The Supreme Court agreed and cast the landmark decision that would strike down anti-abortion laws in nearly two-thirds of the states and legalize a woman's right to choose.
Despite the great strides women have made in this country, a woman's right to choose has become increasingly more threatened as events both nationally and in states across the country have caused severe alarm. In South Dakota, legislation passed that would have banned almost all abortions in the state. While South Dakotans eventually voted the Constitutional Amendment down, this serves as a grim reminder of the fragility of a woman's right to choose. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Gonzales v. Carhart and Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood , two court cases that could decide the fate of a federal abortion ban. The Supreme Court is scheduled to make a ruling this summer.
