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Roe v. Wade
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Roe v. Wade
A landmark case presented before the US Supreme Court in 1973, which was instrumental in legalising abortion in the US

Roe v. Wade
Obstetrics A 'landmark' case presented before the US Supreme Court in 1973, which was instrumental in legalizing abortion


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If passed, it would be used to challenge the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe versus Wade decision, which legalized abortion in the United States and gave the country some of the least restrictive abortion laws in the world, experts said.
If passed, it would be used to challenge the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe versus Wade decision, which legalized abortion in the United States and gave the country some of the least restrictive abortion laws in the world, experts said.
Obama's move comes only a few days after the anniversary of Roe versus Wade, the landmark 1973 US Supreme Court ruling that made abortions legal in the US.
 
 
 
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