How the Supreme Court crafted its Roe v. Wade decision and what it means today
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Private papers of justices reveal the negotiations behind Roe, which the current court is poised to review in December
The private papers of justices who resolved those cases reveal the negotiations behind the decisions, including how the justices developed the cutoff line for when a state's interest in prohibiting abortion could surpass the woman's interest -- a flashpoint in today's debate.
It was not until the final weeks of drafting in the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that the justices settled on the point of viability, that is, when a fetus can live outside the mother's womb, now considered at about 22-24 weeks.
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