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Roe et al. v. Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County; Doe et al. v. Bolton, Attorney General of Georgia, et al.
404 U.S. 934·Supreme Court of the United States·1971
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Opinion
No. 70-18.
No. 70-40.
Roe et al. v. Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County. Doe et al. v. Bolton, Attorney General of Georgia, et al.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from D. C. N. D. Tex.; and
Appeal from D. C. N. D. Ga. Motions of Certain Physicians, Professors & Fellows of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the National Right to Life Committee for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. Motion of Ferdinand Buckley for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in No. 70-40 granted. [Probable jurisdiction postponed, 402 U. S. 941.]