Sarah Weddington: tributes paid to lawyer who argued and won Roe v Wade
by Maya Yangin New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5TDDS)
Remarkable woman' Weddington hailed for role in 1973 case that established right to abortion
Tributes were paid to Sarah Weddington after the attorney who argued and won the landmark Roe v Wade case at the supreme court, establishing the right to abortion, died aged 76.
Susan Hays, a former student of Weddington's and a Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner, announced on Twitter that Weddington died on Sunday morning after a series of health issues".
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