Roe v. Wade (1973)
Case background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade. Dealing with a citizen’s Constitutional right to privacy and liberty, this lesson asks students to evaluate the Court’s constitutional reasoning in Roe v. Wade.
Inalienable / Natural Rights
Freedoms which belong to us by nature and can only be justly taken away through due process.
Except where authorized by citizens through the Constitution, the government does not have the authority to limit freedom.
Citizens are best able to pursue happiness when government is confined to those powers which protect their life, liberty, and property.