Catherine Wang, Michelle Wang, Helen Yang NHD Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources Ballard v. Anderson, 4 Cal. 3d 873 (1971). This was an original petition in California for a writ of mandate to compel the Therapeutic Abortion Committee to consider the right to abortion without the consent of the parents. The court ruled that there was no reason to single Therapeutic abortion out as the one abortion which required parental consent. We placed quotes from this court case in the Prior Court cases page to show the build up to Roe v. Wade in the legal and judicial system in America. Bismarck daily tribune. (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 18811916, June 05, 1900, Image 1 A newspaper which we found from Chronicling America, this image shows some of the first cases of published abortion issues in America. We used this image in the Timeline: Abortion in America Before 1973 page to highlight the beginnings of abortion issues in the 1900s of American history Briefs for Roe as Amicus Curiae, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) Provided by the Yale Law Library as well as the Library of Congress, we were able to use these briefs on the Debate: Support page to show three separate amicus curiae briefs filed on the behalf of Jane Roe during the Roe v. Wade case by three different organizations (American Public Health Association, Center for Constitutional Rights, and American College of
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Catherine Wang, Michelle Wang, Helen Yang
NHD Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources
Ballard v. Anderson, 4 Cal. 3d 873 (1971).
This was an original petition in California for a writ of mandate to compel the Therapeutic
Abortion Committee to consider the right to abortion without the consent of the parents. The
court ruled that there was no reason to single Therapeutic abortion out as the one abortion
which required parental consent. We placed quotes from this court case in the Prior Court
cases page to show the build up to Roe v. Wade in the legal and judicial system in America.
Bismarck daily tribune. (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 18811916, June 05, 1900, Image 1
A newspaper which we found from Chronicling America, this image shows some of the first
cases of published abortion issues in America. We used this image in the Timeline: Abortion in
America Before 1973 page to highlight the beginnings of abortion issues in the 1900s of
American history
Briefs for Roe as Amicus Curiae, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
Provided by the Yale Law Library as well as the Library of Congress, we were able to use
these briefs on the Debate: Support page to show three separate amicus curiae briefs filed on
the behalf of Jane Roe during the Roe v. Wade case by three different organizations (American
Public Health Association, Center for Constitutional Rights, and American College of
Obstetrician and Gynecologists). These different briefs showed different American opinions on
why abortion should be permitted in America, and provided compelling arguments for the rights
vs. responsibilities debate regarding the right to abortion.
Briefs for Wade as Amicus Curiae, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
Provided by the Yale Law Library as well as the Library of Congress, we were able to use
these briefs on the Debate: Support page to show three separate amicus curiae briefs filed on
the behalf of Henry Wade during the Roe v. Wade case by three different organizations
(Americans United for Life, American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologists, and NARAL)
. These different briefs showed different American opinions on why abortion should be
permitted in America, and provided compelling arguments for the rights vs. responsibilities
debate regarding the right to abortion.
Brief for Webster as Amicus Curiae, Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 492 U.S. 490 (1989)
This brief was submitted by the Holy Orthodox Church on the behalf of Webster, and it serves
as an example of the Orthodox Church’s belief in a human’s responsibility towards other living
beings including fetuses. An excerpt from this brief can be found on the AfterEffects page in
the effect on the crime rate section.
Calderone, Mary Steichen. Illegal Abortion as a Public Health Problem, 50 AM. J. PUB. HEALTH
948, 951 (1960)
The medical director of Planned Parenthood, Mary Calderone was a physician and avid
abortion advocate during the 1960s and 1970s. This was a researchbased publication written
by her during 1960 which highlighted the issues of illegal abortions in the context of public health
from the beginning of the 1900s to the (then) present. We used a quote from her publication on
our Timeline: Abortion in America Before 1973 page to highlight the medical issues of illegal
abortion which existed in the 1900s prior to Roe.
Coke, Sir Edward. The Institutes of the Laws of England.
Sir Edward Coke’s viewpoint on the legality of crimes against an unborn child solidified the
Born Alive Rule, which was established in the 16th century. This gave us an idea of the legal
position of abortions in England, which was integrated into early colonial society. In contrast
with beliefs that abortion has been only recently legalized, abortion restrictions only began to be
enacted in the 19th century. Information about this book can be found in the Timeline: Abortion
in America before 1973 page.
Comstock, Anthony. Traps for the Young. 1883.
We quoted Anthony Comstock, the antiobscenity crusader of the late 19th century, to illustrate
an example of Comstock’s views and his rejection of what he regarded as “obscene”, such as
information regarding abortion and contraceptives. Comstock’s views serve as a representation
of the extremely antiabortion perspective that prevailed in late 19th century policy, and studying
them allowed us to better our understanding of the .
"Choice at Risk: Mini Docs & Clips." Choice at Risk. Ed. Dorothy Fadiman. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Mar.
2014. <http://choiceatrisk.org/videos.shtml>.
This website was extremely helpful by providing numerous multimedia resources. Its videos
documented personal experiences from women who had been impacted by abortion restrictions
before the Roe v. Wade decision. We used excerpts of videos from this website throughout our
project to illustrate the prochoice viewpoint and to give a deeper perspective of abortion prior
to the its legalization.
Delaney, John. Interview by Catherine Wang. 26 Mar. 2014.
John Delaney is a Democratic Congressman for the 6th District of Maryland. We contacted him
to get a modern day politician’s stance on the abortion issue 40 years after the case took place.
He informed us that he support a woman's right to choose, consistent with the settled law of our
country as established in the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, and does not wish for the
case to be repealed. We used this quote in our longterm reception page.
Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179 (1973).
The case which was released concurrently with Roe v. Wade, Doe announced that any
limitations stated in the Georgia law regarding abortion were improper according to the
precedent set by Griswold v. Connecticut and of personal liberty. We used quotes from this
case on the “Prior Court Cases” page to show the Supreme Court’s stance on abortion from
another perspective during the same time period of 1973.
Evantanto, Azevedo. Interview by Helen Yang. 17 Feb. 2014.
Azevedo Evantanto was a participant of the Youth Rally and Mass for Life. We used this
interview as an example of the prochoice viewpoint that exists throughout America in the
aftermath of the Roe v. Wade case. Evantanto states that every human has a right to live, similar
to how we have been guaranteed fundamental rights in the Constitution. He also states that
economic and emotional reasons are the basis for many abortion decisions, and that relieving
these burdens can lessen the need for an abortion.
Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE or the Access Act, Pub. L. No. 103259, 108
Stat. 694) (May 26, 1994, 18 U.S.C. § 248)
This act, signed by President Clinton, was meant to limit violence at abortion clinics which had
resulted from the Pensacola incidents, starting a nationwide movement of physically obstructing
access to abortion clinics by those in the right to life movement. We included an excerpt from
this act in the Long Term Reception page to show the growing prolife movement as well as
attempts to stop it by the prochoice advocates.
Greenhouse, Sarah. Interview by Helen Yang. 6 May. 2014.
Linda Greenhouse is the Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence and is currently also a
Joseph M. Goldstein Senior Fellow at Yale Law School. Notable as a Pulitzer Prize winning
reporter who covered the United States Supreme Court for nearly three decades for The New
York Times, Greenhouse also recently wrote a very indepth investigative book entitled Before
Roe, which outlined social and political reasons behind the case and the aftermath of the case
itself. We interviewed her to get an indepth understanding of an expert’s views on Roe v.
Wade’s social and political impact as well as her predictions for the future of Roe. Quotes from
her interview can be found on the “Long Term Reception” page.
Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965).
Griswold v. Connecticut would set a precedent regarding the right to privacy which would be
a crucial piece of the Roe v. Wade argument provided by Sarah Weddington in 1973. We used
this case on the “Prior Court Cases” page to show the lead up to Roe in the legal system of
America, particularly in the Supreme Court.
Gonzales v. Carhart, 550 U.S. 124 (2007).
Gonzales v. Carhart permitted the PartialBirth Abortion Ban Act, which limited
secondtrimester abortions. The ruling contrasted with the ruling in Stenberg v.Carhart seven
years prior, and was interpreted by many as a more conservative shift in the courts and as a gain
for the prolife side of the abortion issue. Information and quotes from the case can be found on
the Further Court cases page.
Harris v. McRae, 448 U.S. 297 (1980).
Harris v. McRae, which upheld the Hyde Amendment of 1976 prohibiting the use of Medicaid
funds to support abortions, worked slightly against the proabortion standpoint fostered by Roe
v. Wade. Although it did not limit abortions directly, its upholding of the Hyde Amendment
made abortions less available to low income women. We referenced and quoted this case to
display the conservative shift in court rulings regarding abortion.
Kokoski, Paul. “Ronald Reagan: ‘Everybody that is for abortion has already been born.’” New York
Times. September 22nd, 1980. Print.
This newspaper article displays Ronald Reagan’s opinion on abortion as well as the new
Republican stance on abortion overall, a change that took place in 1980. Prior to this time
period, neither party had taken a definitive stance on abortion. We found Reagan’s quote to be
extremely powerful and representative of the central beliefs of those who associate themselves
with being prolife.
Lee, R. (2001, March 2) Henry Wade of Roe vs. Wade dies today at age 86. Orange County Register.
Obituaries.
We used this primary source (newspaper obituary) to obtain a quote about Henry Wade, the
district attorney who served as the “Wade” in Roe v. Wade. He was notable for having never
lost a case that he himself had personally argued. This quote can be found on the “Important
Figures” page.
Les Plees Del Coron. Book. LA Law Library, Los Angeles.
A picture of the first textbook of English criminal law which established the “born alive rule”
written by William Staunford is provided by the LA Law library’s archives. This and additional
information on the book can be found in the Timeline: Abortion in America Before 1973 page.
Lollar, Charles. Interview by Catherine Wang. 26 April. 2014.
Charles Lollar was formerly in the navy and now serves as a Tea Party candidate for the GOP.
He is currently making a bid for Maryland Governor, and is very outspoken about his
conservative views. We interviewed him about his personal and political views regarding
abortion in the US and used his opinion in the “long term reception” page to show how US
politicians have viewed Roe’s effect on America.
March for Women’s Lives Photographs. N.d. NOW’s 1992 March for Women’s Lives. NOW. NOW.