judicial law

Roe v. Wade in PBS' The Supreme Court                                                             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q5AgCzPIuA                      

Explanation of Connection: This video relates to the judicial branch because in order for this law to be passed. It had to go through the judicial branch only to interpret the laws. First off it talks about a case on abortion and how it came to be a law in the United States.                                                                                                       This all started in Texas named Jane Roe and was pregnant at the age of 21. she did not want to have the baby but was not able to abort the baby because it was illegal. The only way for a woman to abort her child was ONLY if it was to save the mothers life during pregnancy. Harry Blackmun found out about this case eventually. He shared the story with is wife and three daughters and as he shared this information they agreed on abortion for women. On January 22, 1973, the supreme court legalized abortion stating that when the mother is pregnant under three months the baby belongs to the doctors and the mother only and not at all the government.