Image Source - Roe v. Wade (1973)
Instructions
Guided Notes
- UPDATE May 2, 2022 - Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows - Politico
- LEAKED Majority Opinion - Read Justice Alito's initial draft abortion opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade
- Read the Article - Landmark Cases - Roe v. Wade
- Read the Article - Where will abortion still be legal after Roe v. Wade is overruled? - VOX
- Webpage - Reproductive Rights - Status of Women in the States
- You should Dive Deeper but time may be an issue. If you are interested in this topic the video below does a very good job of giving the history of the fight for Women's Rights and how this decision happened.
Guided Notes
- What was the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade about?
- How did this Supreme Court Decision change Women's Rights in America?
- What has been the response to this decision since?
- What is happening today that might overturn Roe v. Wade and what will that mean for Women's Rights in America?
- Using the PDF File below, skim through the last 60 years of significant Women's Rights Supreme Court Decisions and select 3 that caught your attention.
| Timeline of Major Women's Rights Supreme Court Decisions - 1965 forward |
Woman Power in Music
Additional Sources
- Film (Biographical Legal Drama) - On the Basis of Sex
- life and early cases of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, eventual Supreme Court Justice
- Reproductive Freedom - ACLU
- Article - 7 persistent claims about abortion, fact-checked - NPR
- Article - 1970s Feminist Activities - ThoughtCo
- Article - ‘The Seventies’: Feminism makes waves - CNN
- CNN Original Series - The Seventies