Project Description

Roe v. Wade was a catastrophic Supreme Court decision that precipitated the deaths of over 60 million U.S. children to date. For the first time since 1973, the Supreme Court may be poised to overturn the decision. What was Roe v. Wade, and what would overturning it mean? 

Helpful resources:  

Roe:  https://www.oyez.org/cases/1971/70-18  

Doe:  https://www.oyez.org/cases/1971/70-40 

Casey:  https://www.oyez.org/cases/1991/91-744  

Griswold:  https://www.oyez.org/cases/1964/496  

Good summary of Roe: https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/roe-v-wade-supreme-court-decision-bad-law/  

Roe doesn’t have widespread support:  https://thefederalist.com/2018/07/06/7-reasons-deeply-misleading-claim-americans-support-roe-v-wade/ 

Summary of Significant Cases:  http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/abortion/upload/Summary-of-Roe-v-Wade-and-Other-Key-Abortion-Cases.pdf   

Legal critique of Roe from borth sides:  http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/abortion/ten-legal-reasons-to-reject-roe.cfm 

Marist poll:  https://www.kofc.org/en/resources/communications/american-support-abortion-restriction.pdf 

Gallup poll:  https://news.gallup.com/poll/1576/abortion.aspx