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Roe v. Wade | 3. Women vs. Connecticut

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Women's Liberationists Running Down Motherhood

Ria hirschman remembers how gratifying it felt to win the case in 19 72. She was just 39 years old and had only been a judge for two months. Judge newman's more senior colleagues both wanted to issue a sweeping ruling. He dug into the history of the connecticut statute, which at that point was more than a decade old. Newman was convinced the law was outdated and needed to be struck down.

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