Roe vs Wade
Dayanara Mayren and Cassey Rodriguez
Plaintiffs
Roe (a single pregnant woman) Hallford (A doctor who violated the state abortion laws of Texas) and her lawyer, Sarah Weddington. Sarah was a law student and she was on the behalf of Roe.
Defendant
District Attorney Wade
Information of the Case
Jane Roe a single pregnant woman brought up a law suit challenging the abortion laws in Texas because she wanted an abortion but didn't have enough money to get it done illegally.
Trial proceedings and final ruling of the case.
Roe and Hallford won their lawsuits at the trial declaring that the Texas state abortion laws were unconstitutional.
Significance of the case in the United States legal and social arenas today
This case changed the Texas abortion laws and made it legal for women to have abortions.