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Roe v. Wade

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Friday, May 25, 1973

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Friday, May 25, 1973

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1973

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Credit: Fred W. McDarrah

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The U.S. Supreme Court, in Roe v. Wade, strikes down the 1859 Texas law that prohibited abortions except to save a woman’s life. The court rules that the constitutional right of privacy extends to a woman’s decision, in consultation with her doctor, to have an abortion.

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