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Roe v Wade

410 U.S. 113 (1973)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year1973
StatusOverruled

Summary

Held that the constitutional right to privacy encompassed a woman's decision to terminate a pregnancy via a trimester framework; overruled by Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organisation (2022).

Key Principle

right to privacy encompasses abortion decision; trimester framework; overruled by Dobbs (2022)

Area of Law

constitutional

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