Roe Vs. Wade Case Study

The Roe vs. Wade case is probably the most famous court case in our history. The Supreme Court Case, Roe vs. Wade case took place in 1973. The plaintiff, Jane Roe was an unmarried, soon to be mother who wished to terminate her pregnancy. Since abortion was illegal in Texas, she brought a class action suit challenging the constitutionality of the Texas abortion laws. She took a stand and sued on behalf of herself and all the women similarly situated in an effort to prevent Texas from further criminalizing all “unnecessary” abortions. The laws put in place at the time made it illegal to obtain or attempt an abortion unless it was medically advised. The only way it was deemed legal to abort the baby was when the mother's life was threatened due to some severe complications during the pregnancy. Roe argued that it was a woman's right to choose to either go through with the pregnancy or to terminate it for whatever reason she may have. The defendant assigned to this case was county District Attorney Wade. The other plaintiffs in this landmark lawsuit included Hallford, a doctor who was being tried for violating the state abortion laws. Also, a married couple, the Does, who had no children of
The Due Process Clause protects the right to privacy, including a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy, against a state's action. Although a state can not completely deny a woman the right to terminate her pregnancy, it still has an interest in protecting both the pregnant woman’s health and the potential human at various stages of pregnancy. Although Roe had a natural termination of her pregnancy, it did not render her suit moot. The district court was right in not allowing an injunctive