- Roe v. Wade is a landmark legal case in the United States that was decided by the Supreme Court in 1973. The case centered around the constitutionality of laws that criminalized or restricted access to abortions.
- Norma McCorvey was the plaintiff in the Roe v. Wade case. At the time of the case, she was a pregnant woman living in Texas who wished to terminate her pregnancy. McCorvey initially filed suit under the pseudonym "Jane Roe" to protect her privacy.
- Henry Wade was the district attorney of Dallas County, Texas, at the time of the Roe v. Wade case. He represented the state of Texas as the defendant in the case.
- The Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision that the right to privacy does indeed encompass a woman's decision to have an abortion, citing the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This effectively legalized abortion nationwide.