Roe v. Wade
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Date
January 22, 1973
Type
National
Author
htristian82
Location
Washington,
District of Columbia,
United States
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Social & Civil Rights
Event Details
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark 7-2 decision in Roe v. Wade, ruling that the Constitution of the United States protected a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.
The ruling reshaped American politics, dividing the nation into "pro-choice" and "pro-life" camps. However, this decision was overturned in 2022 by the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion.