Word: roe
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...Solicitor General under Ronald Reagan, Friedargued to overturn Roe v. Wade, whichguaranteed a woman's right to choose abortion.Fried's actions as Solicitor General have angeredmany women's groups, most notably the GreaterBoston Chapter of the National Organization forWomen, which organized a rally Tuesday to protestFried's nomination...
While her face would not be recognizable to most American, she has affected the lives of countless people in this country as the plaintiff in one of the most famous court cases in American history. She is Norma McCorvey, better known as Jane Roe, the woman who became the symbol for abortion rights in the landmark case Roe v. Wade...
...young Texas lawyer named Sarah Weddington was searching for a despondent woman to become a symbol of the drive for abortion rights when she met McCorvey, who was facing a second unwanted pregnancy. The case which became Roe v. Wade originated in 1970 when Weddington was able to convince McCorvey, then an unwed and impoverished woman who was unable to obtain a legal abortion, to file suit demanding the right to an abortion. Pushed by Weddington and her colleagues, McCorvey took the case directly to Federal courts, so that they could challenge the constitutionality of all states' abortion laws...
Even so, the antiabortion forces are picking their shots carefully and, the other side concedes, shrewdly. Rather than trying to overturn Roe v. Wade entirely, they are focusing on more narrow questions that tap into the nation's deep ambivalence about abortion. "We are not trying to come in and suddenly make radical changes," said freshman Republican Enid Greene Waldholtz of Utah. "We're trying to address the legitimate concerns of people who think the pendulum has swung too far." Says Ralph Reed, executive director of the Christian Coalition, whose Contract with the American Family is the blueprint for much...
...Solicitor General under Ronald Reagan, Friedattempted to overturn the Roe v. Wadedecision. He currently says that he will upholdreproductive rights laws...