Sarah Weddington: tributes paid to lawyer who argued and won Roe v Wade

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".