The plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, (1973) was identified as "Jane Roe," a common proxy for the name of someone who wishes to remain anonymous. The real plaintiff in the case was Norma McCorvey.
McCorvey never had an abortion. She gave birth to a baby girl who was immediately placed for adoption. McCorvey renounced her pro-choice stance in recent years and has become a Right to Life activist.
The defendant in Roe v. Wade is Henry Wade, the district attorney of Dallas County, Texas.
"Roe" was Norma McCorvey. "Wade" was the DA of Dallas County, Texas. Roe is often used in the same way as Doe, as in John Doe, in lawsuits when the individuals identity is to be protected from the media. For some reason after Doe, the next named used is Roe.ROE ET AL. v. WADE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF DALLAS COUNTY is the longer title. The case in the Texas court was named Jane ROE, Plaintiff, v. Henry WADE, Defendant, v. James Hubert HALLFORD, M.D., Intervenor. John DOE and Mary Doe, Plaintiffs, v. Henry WADE, Defendant.
The citation for Roe v. Wade is 410 U.S. 113 (1973).
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Roe v. Wade was a civil case; no crime was committed.
Roe v. Wade, (1973) was a civil case so there was no defendant. The nominal respondent, Henry B. Wade, was the District Attorney of Dallas County, Texas. Wade was named because of the office he occupied; the real "defendant" would have been the State of Texas, but states have immunity from being sued (per the Eleventh Amendment).The consequence of the decision was that the Texas anti-abortion law was overturned. There were no known personal consequences for Henry Wade or anyone else on the respondent side of the case.Case Citation:Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113 (1973)
John Tolle was together with Jay Floyd and Robert Flowers, the defendant's lawyers.
Roe V. Wade had people come and discuss the issue and allowed people to have abortions.
Thurgood Marshall ruled in favor of legalizing abortion in the Roe v Wade case.
Norman McCorvey (Jane Roe)
Norman McCorvey (Jane Roe)
Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade are related because both cases concern a persons right to privacy. The Roe v. Wade case was in 1973 and the Griswold v. Connecticut case was in 1965.
(1973) *Right of Privacy