Roe v. Wade

This is the text of the Roe v. Wade decision of the US Supreme Court, which effectively legalized abortion in the United States. Of special interest is the review of the legal status and attitudes toward abortion, particularly religious, from antiquity on.

Preamble
Section I
Section II
Section III
Section IV
Section V
Section VI
Section VII
Section VIII
Section IX
Section X
Section XI
Section XII
Footnotes
Mr. Justice Stewart, concurring.
Mr. Justice Rehnquist, dissenting.