Brief for Appellee - In The Supreme Court Of The United Statesno. 78–18, 1971 Term, Brief For Appelleestatement Of The Case

Brief for Appellee - In The Supreme Court Of The United Statesno. 78–18, 1971 Term

Brief for Appellee - Brief For Appelleestatement Of The Case

Appellant Jane Roe instituted an action, suing on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, contending she was an unmarried pregnant female who desired to terminate her pregnancy by "abortion" and that she was unable to secure a legal abortion in the State of Texas because of the prohibitions of the Texas Penal Code, Articles 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, and 1196.1 She further …

Brief for Appellee - Statues In Issues

The Texas Abortion Laws and the statutes in issue are contained in the Texas Penal Code and consist of the following: If any person shall designedly administer to a pregnant woman or knowingly procure to be administered with her consent any drug or medicine, or shall use toward her any violence or means whatsoever externally or internally applied, and thereby procure an abortion, he shall be confi…

Brief for Appellee - Questions Presented

In Appellee's opinion the questions presented may be precisely stated as follows: …

Brief for Appellee - Summary Of Argument

Appellant Jane Roe has not presented a justiciable controversy admitting of specific relief for this Court in her challenge to the Texas Abortion Laws. She has not shown that she has sustained or is immediately in danger of sustaining some direct injury as a result of enforcement of the Texas Abortion Laws. Any cause of action that she may have had is not established by the record and has been moo…

Brief for Appellee - Argument

I. Appellants Jane Roe, John and Mary Doe, have not presented a justiciable controversy in their challenge to the Texas abortion laws A. Justiciability and standing Article III of the Constitution of the United States limits the judicial power of Federal Courts to "cases" and "controversies." This has been construed by the courts to prohibit the giving of advisory opini…

Brief for Appellee - Conclusion