Sarah Weddington, attorney for Jane Roe, references a number of places in the Constitution where the right to decide whether to terminate a pregnancy resides. Which of the following is NOT cited by her: a) Nineteenth Amendment O b) Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness O c) Due Process Clause d) Ninth Amendment

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Adrien Zhang

28 September, 01:50

Sarah Weddington, attorney for Jane Roe, references a number of places in the Constitution where the right to decide whether to terminate a pregnancy resides. Which of the following is NOT cited by her: a) Nineteenth Amendment O b) Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness O c) Due Process Clause d) Ninth Amendment

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Izabella Robbins · Answer 1

Of the following option which was not cited by Sarah Weddington who was the attorney of Jane Roe was the Nineteenth Amendment.

Answer : Option A

Explanation:

The case of Jane Roe versus Wade was about the right to privacy where the abortion is found to be within the rights of the pregnant woman to abort. The right to decide was conferred to the pregnant woman for the first trimester according to the advocative conclusion of the case.

First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth amendments were cited by the attorney along with the Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness and Due Process Clause. The case was historical as before it, 20 states out of 37 has abortion restricted.