Roe vs Wade Autograph photo of Sarah Weddington, Esq. 8 x 10 in White House env.

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You are bidding on an 8 x 10 Autographed photo of Sarah Weddington, an attorney known for Roe vs Wade in the U.S. Supreme Court. She won her case before the U.S. Supreme Court against Henry Wade, who wrote to this seller on the JFK Assassination . See copy of Wade's letter to Seller above .Weddington appeared before the Supreme Court in 1971 and again in the fall of 1972. Her argument was based on the 1st , 4th , 5th , 8th , 9th and 14th amendments , as well as the Court's previous decision in Griswold v. Connecticut , which legalized the sale of contraceptives based on the right of privacy. Of the experience, Weddington later stated, "There was a sense of majesty, walking up those stairs, my steps echoing on the marble. I went to the lawyers' lounge -- to go over my argument. I wanted to make a last stop before I went in -- but there was no ladies' room in the lawyer's lounge." [5]The Court's decision was ultimately handed down in January 1973, overturning Texas' abortion law by a 7-2 majority, and legalizing abortion within the first trimester of a woman's pregnancy. By then, Weddington had been elected a state legislator. At the age of 27, Weddington remains the youngest person to argue a successful Supreme Court case. [6]In 1992, Weddington compiled her experiences with the case and interviews with the people involved into a book titled A Question of Choice .An internet search will find loads of information on her life and work at the White House. Opportunity knocked and Weddington answered the call in 1978 when President Carter asked her to serve as assistant to the President, the highest White House Staff title. She was the President's advisor on women's issues and a liaison to leaders throughout the country. "I loved working at the White House. My office was above the Oval Office. I spent occasional weekends at Camp David, flew on Air Force One and attended state dinners. Among my special memories are arranging briefing sessions with international leaders like Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and co-chairing the U.S. delegation to the Mid-Decade Conference on Women in Copenhagen in 1980. I admire President Carter and his wife, Rosalyn, greatly. We have remained close. He is the only president to have used the presidency as a stepping stone to doing more important things."Sarah Weddington biography in part :Sarah Ragle Weddington (born February 5, 1945), is an American attorney , law professor, and former member of the Texas House of Representatives best known for representing "Jane Roe" (real name Norma McCorvey ) in the landmark Roe v. Wade case before the United States Supreme Court . [1] [2] [3] In 1989, she was portrayed by Amy Madigan in the television film Roe vs. Wade .In 1967, during her third year of law school, Weddington faced an unplanned pregnancy with her partner Ron Weddington (whom she married in 1968), and travelled to Mexico for an illegal abortion. She received her J.D. that same year, graduating in the top quarter of her class. Roe v. Wade Sarah Weddington, September 18, 1978After graduating, Weddington found it difficult to find a job with a law firm. She instead joined a group of graduate students at University of Texas-Austin that were researching ways to challenge various anti-abortion statutes. After deciding that a woman should helm a lawsuit to challenge Texas' statute, Weddington volunteered. [5]Soon after, a pregnant woman named Norma McCorvey visited a local attorney seeking an abortion. The attorney instead assisted McCorvey with handing over her child for adoption, and after doing so, referred McCorvey to Weddington and Linda Coffee . In March 1970, Weddington and her co-counsel filed suit against Henry Wade, the Dallas district attorney and the person responsible for enforcing the anti-abortion statute. McCorvey became the landmark plaintiff, and was referred in the legal documents as "Jane Roe" to protect her identity.Weddington first stated her case in front of a three-judge district court on May 1970 in Dallas. The distric... read more

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