Roe v. Wade | 3. Women vs. Connecticut
Slow Burn
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 Newman was convinced the law was outdated and needed to be struck down.
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