Reminiscences of Sarah Ragle Weddington : oral history, 1976.

Biographical Note

Lawyer, legislator

Scope and Contents

Family, educational background; Supreme Court arguments on abortion, 1973 decision: Roe vs. Wade; Medicaid coverage issue; trimester approach to abortion regulation; impact of Belous and Finkbine cases; abortion reform vs. repeal measures; parental and spousal consent; Texas abortion law; personal experiences of discrimination

Subjects

• Abortion--Law and legislation.
• Abortion counseling.
• Birth control.
• Cheek, Jeannette, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Lawyers--Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• United States. Supreme Court.
• Weddington, Sarah Ragle.
• Women--Health and hygiene.
• Women lawyers--Interviews.

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