Roe v Wade Case (US)

1. Roe v Wade is a landmark case in US constitutional law. The case both established abortion as a federal constitutional right and reflected a methodology that was, and still is, controversial. While the Supreme Court of the United States has refined the constitutional law governing abortion since deciding Roe v Wade, the case still has a strong influence in US law (see also reproductive rights; rights of women). 2. The case has interested many comparatists. Considerable attention has been paid to parallel German and US developments with their different emphases...