Roe v. Wade | 1. Get Married or Go Home
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A Brief History of Abortion Law
Nancy was one of just a handful of women in her graduating class at nwyu. She took a job at the centre for constitutional rights and started working to overturn state abortion laws. Nancy earned a national reputation as a pioneering abortion lawyer, and she became known as an ally for women who needed help. In december 19 70, she got a handwritten letter, postmarked from florida,. It came from a woman who had an illegal abortion and had been interrogated by the police. If men had to go through pregnancy, it would have been legal years ago. Underlined.
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