Filed Date: March 3, 1970
Closed Date: Feb. 26, 1973
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(This temporary is summary while we research the case). This case, filed by Jane Roe, ultimately led to the Supreme Court's holding that abortion was a fundamental right. This decision was later overruled in 2022 in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Summary Authors
Muiz Wani (5/2/2024)
Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Dobbs, Southern District of Mississippi (2018)
Last updated March 29, 2024, 3 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Healthcare Access and Reproductive Issues
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: March 3, 1970
Closing Date: Feb. 26, 1973
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Norma McCorvey—under the legal pseudonym "Jane Roe"—who, in 1969, became pregnant with her third child and James H. Hallford, a physician who was in the process of being prosecuted for performing two abortions.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Ex parte Young (federal or state officials)
Constitutional Clause(s):
Due Process: Substantive Due Process
Special Case Type(s):
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
U.S. Supreme Court merits opinion
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Content of Injunction:
Issues
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Sex/Gender(s):
Medical/Mental Health Care:
Reproductive rights:
Reproductive health care (including birth control, abortion, and others)