Sarah Weddington
Sarah Catherine Ragle Weddington (February 5, 1945 – December 26, 2021) was an American attorney, law professor, advocate for women's rights and reproductive health, and member of the Texas House of Representatives.[9] She joined a group of graduate students at University of Texas-Austin who were researching ways to challenge various anti-abortion statutes.[12][failed verification] Soon after, a pregnant woman named Norma McCorvey visited a local attorney seeking an abortion.[14] In March 1970, Weddington and her co-counsel filed suit against Henry Wade, the Dallas district attorney and the person responsible for enforcing the anti-abortion statute.[24] In 1992, Weddington compiled her experiences with the case and interviews with the people involved into a book titled A Question of Choice.[25] By the time Roe v. Wade was decided in January 1973, Weddington was elected to the Texas House of Representatives and re-elected to another two terms.[5][36][37] News outlets noted that her death occurred shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case reconsidering – and ultimately overturning – the Roe v. Wade decision.
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