He didn't want Jane Roe (Real name:Norma McCorvey) to get an abortion because he thought it was like killing a child he said. She never did get an abortion because they had a law suit. But, Norma did give her baby up for adoption. The real reason she didn't the baby is because she was not the reason she got pregnant. She was raped. And, she was only 21 years old with a 10th grade education. She was no where near ready to have a baby. But, to this day she regrets giving him/her up.
Henry Wade, as the District Attorney of Dallas County, wanted to secure a conviction of Jack Ruby for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Wade sought justice for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and believed that Ruby's actions in killing Oswald were premeditated and carried out with the intent to deprive Oswald of his constitutional rights.
Yes he was his full name was Henry Wade and he was the District Attorney for Dallas County. He was assigned to the case to defend Texas' anti abortion laws.
Henry Wade was born on November 11, 1914.
Henry Wade was born on November 11, 1914.
Henry Wade Rogers died in 1926.
Henry Wade Rogers was born in 1853.
Henry Wade died on March 1, 2001 at the age of 86.
Henry William Rawson Wade died in 2004.
Henry William Rawson Wade was born in 1918.
Henry Wade died on March 1, 2001 at the age of 86.
The plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, (1973) was identified as "Jane Roe," a common proxy for the name of someone who wishes to remain anonymous. The real plaintiff in the case was Norma McCorvey.McCorvey never had an abortion. She gave birth to a baby girl who was immediately placed for adoption. McCorvey renounced her pro-choice stance in recent years and has become a Right to Life activist.Case Citation:Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113 (1973)
Henry B. Wade, A Dallas County Attorney.
Roe v. Wade, (1973) was a civil case so there was no defendant. The nominal respondent, Henry B. Wade, was the District Attorney of Dallas County, Texas. Wade was named because of the office he occupied; the real "defendant" would have been the State of Texas, but states have immunity from being sued (per the Eleventh Amendment).The consequence of the decision was that the Texas anti-abortion law was overturned. There were no known personal consequences for Henry Wade or anyone else on the respondent side of the case.Case Citation:Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113 (1973)