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03071aam a22004818a 4500 001 0881EA44093211E28379C6BD6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20200118010508 008 120110s2013 mnu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2012001275 020 $a 1617834769 020 $a 9781617834769 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a KF228.R59 $b H54 2013 082 00 $a 345.73/0285 $2 23 100 1 $a Higgins, Melissa, $d 1953- 245 1 $a Roe v. Wade : $b abortion and a woman's right to privacy / $c by Melissa Higgins ; content consultant Joseph Dellapenna. 246 3 $a Roe vs. Wade 246 3 $a Roe versus Wade 260 $a Minneapolis, MN : $b ABDO Pub., $c 2013. 263 $a 1209 300 $a p. cm. 490 0 $a Landmark Supreme Court cases 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a A winter day in Dallas -- About abortion -- America prior to Roe v. Wade (1900 - 1970) -- Two young attorneys, one historical moment -- Constructing and filing Roe v. Wade -- The Dallas hearing -- Roe v. Wade goes to the Supreme Court -- Reargument and a decision -- Early challenges to Roe v. Wade -- Roe v. Wade's broad shadow -- Abortion today and the future of Roe v. Wade. 520 $a The US Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch of the federal government. It is the highest court in the land, with thousands of cases appealed to it every year. One of those history-making cases was Roe v. Wade, which decided the legality of abortion in the United States. Readers will follow this case from beginning to end, including the social and political climates that led up to it and the effects it had after the court made its ruling. Major players and key ideas and events are discussed, including Jane Roe, aka Norma McCorvey, Linda Coffee, Sarah Weddington, womens rights, feminism, the history of attitudes toward and laws regarding abortion, abortion rates, birth control reform, the use of the Ninth and Fourteenth amendments, pro-life and pro-choice arguments, and ongoing challenges to the courts decision. Roe v. Wade continues to brew controversy in the nation today. This landmark Supreme Court case changed the course of US history and shaped the country we live in 650 10 $a Roe, Jane, 1947 $d 1947- $x Juvenile literature. $x Juvenile literature. 650 10 $a Wade, Henry $x Juvenile literature. $x Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Trials (Abortion) $x Juvenile literature. $x Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Abortion $x Juvenile literature. $x United States $x Juvenile literature. 653 $a Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) 650 0 $a Trial and arbitral proceedings 700 1 $a Dellapenna, Joseph W. 941 $a 6 952 $l SMPE094 $d 20240104012934.0 952 $l NJPD993 $d 20180714052154.0 952 $l RSSX851 $d 20180106072348.0 952 $l 8USX522 $d 20150902013901.0 952 $l PGAX715 $d 20150507142129.0 952 $l ESPD725 $d 20120928010422.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0881EA44093211E28379C6BD6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search