1. Roe vs. Wade
Consequently, she chose an abortion for the third pregnancy. ... It was determined that a woman's decision to terminate her pregnancy is a "liberty" protected against state interference by the substantive component of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and that this right was "broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy." ... On March 3, 1970, a childless married couple, John and Mary Doe (these plaintiffs also adopted pseudonyms for purposes of anonymity) filed a complaint which separately attacked the laws, basing alleged ...
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