Roe v. Wade

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1973-01-22

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*116 Mr. Justice Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court. This Texas federal appeal and its Georgia companion, Doe v. Bolton, post, p. 179, present constitutional challenges to state criminal abortion legislation. The Texas statutes under attack here are typical of those that have been in effect in many States for approximately a cen…

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