Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that established a woman’s legal right to an abortion, was decided on January 22, 1973. The Court ruled, in a 7-2 decision, that a woman’s right to choose an abortion was protected by the privacy rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The legal precedent for the decision was rooted in the 1965 case of Griswold v. Connecticut, which established the right to privacy involving medical procedures.
Members of the U.S. Supreme Court as seen in 1973.
On this day in 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws that had been restricting abortions during the first six months of pregnancy. The case (Roe vs. Wade) legalized abortion. The Court ruled, in a 7-2 decision, that a woman’s right to choose an abortion was protected by the privacy rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
This is a 1972 photo of the United States Supreme court who decided on Roe V. Wade. From left, front row : Associate Justice Potter Stewart; William O. Douglas;Chief Justice Warren Berger, Associate Justice William J. Brennan Jr. and Byron A. White. Back row: Associate Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.;Thurgood Marshall; Harry A. Blackmun; and William H. Rehnquist. (AP)
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973)
On this day in 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws that had been restricting abortions during the first six months of pregnancy. The case (Roe vs. Wade) legalized abortion.
On this day in 1968, "Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In", debuted on NBC television and aired until March 12, 1973. The program was ranked number 42 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
