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  • Norma McCorvey (Roe) became pregnant and wanted an abortion, prohibited by Texas law. Her attorneys alleged that the abortion law in Texas violated her Constitutional rights and the rights of other women. The defendant was the district attorney of Dallas County, Texas, Henry B. Wade.

    As it was a Constitutional case claiming state law violated the Constitution, the Supreme Court decided to hear it.

  • Because Jane Roe felt that her rights as a woman were being restricted. She felt that a woman should have the right to the health and care of her own Reproductive System.
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