Roe v Wade establishes constitutional protection for
abortion in 1973
If you had recently asked someone about the significance of the
US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Womens' Health
Organisation, you'd likely get a blank look. But if you
had referred to "the case that overturned Roe v
Wade", it would be quite different.
Roe v Wade, the 1973 US Supreme Court decision
establishing constitutional protection for abortion, is arguably
the most well-known legal case in the English-speaking world.
Since it was handed down, there have been annual anti-abortion
protests on its anniversary, and almost every American presidential
hopeful has expressed a view on it, even though a president has no
direct power to change the outcome of a case such as this.
