A Roe v. Wade Conversation With Wendy Davis and the Attorneys Who Argued the Landmark Case
America today is in a very similar place to where it was before Roe v. Wade was decided, former state Sen. Wendy Davis said at an event hosted by the National Women’s Political Caucus-Texas on Sunday.
Davis led a panel at the Riveter with Dr. Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee, the two Texas attorneys who successfully argued the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in 1973 that established a person’s right to choose whether to have an abortion. Both lawyers discussed their experiences arguing the case and emphasized the importance of the right to abortion for all women.
Coffee shared stories from people who were affected by Texas’ previous abortion laws, which prohibited abortions unless the mother’s life was at risk, prior to the SCOTUS ruling on Jan. 22, 1973. One woman, said Coffee, took planes across the country to get an abortion, while doctors faced criminal charges after recommending abortion providers.
“I didn't even know how many abortions were done. I just knew that if a woman got pregnant she had one choice,” Coffee said. “She had to either have the baby be adopted or she'd just have a horrible life.”
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