jan 20, 1973 - (1973) Roe v. Wade
Description:
-demonstrated the court's use of substantive due process in protecting liberties including the right to privacy-Court based its decision to allow abortions on the Fourteenth Amendment's due process right to privacy clause.
-Opened a huge national debate still raging today
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Date:
jan 20, 1973
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~ 52 years ago