Roe v Wade

Roe v Wade
a US Supreme Court case (1973) which ended in a decision making it legal to have an abortion. The judges said that a state must allow any woman, if she wishes, to have an abortion within the first three months after she becomes pregnant. The decision divided US society and caused a lot of discussion all over the country.

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  • Roe vs. Wade — Roe v. Wade Entschieden 22. Januar 1973 Rubrum: Jane Roe, et al. v. Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County Fundstelle …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Roe v. Wade — note The 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that held that abortions are permissible for any reason up to the point of the fetus’ viability. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.… …   Law dictionary

  • Roe v Wade — 7 [Roe v Wade] [ˌrəʊ vɜːsəs ˈweɪd] [ˌroʊ vɜːrsəs ˈweɪd] noun a legal case in the US Supreme Court that decided that ↑abortion is allowed by the Constitution   Culture: The case was in 1973. The judges said that a state must allow any woman, if… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Roe v. Wade — a court case decided by the US Supreme Court in 1973 which said that the states cannot prevent a woman from having an ↑abortion …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Roe vs. Wade — [ ,rou vərsəs weıd ] a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973 that made ABORTION legal …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Roe vs. Wade — UK US [ˌroʊ vərsəs ˈweɪd] a decision by the US Supreme Court in 1973 that made abortion legal …   Useful english dictionary

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