Roe v. Wade

 Church Documents and Teachings

• A Matter of the Heart: On the 30th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, USCCB, November 12, 2002
• Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities: A Campaign in Support of Life, USCCB, November 2001
• Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics, USCCB, November 1998 (En Español)
• Light & Shadows: Our Nation 25 Years after Roe v. Wade, NCCB, November 12, 1997
• 25th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Message to Cardinal Bernard Law, Pope John Paul II, December 29, 1997 
• Evangelium Vitae: The Value and Inviolability of Human Life, Pope John Paul II, March 25, 1995
• Faithful for Life: A Moral Reflection, USCCB, September 1995
• Resolution on Abortion, NCCB, November 7, 1989

Basic Information

• Roe v. Wade
• Doe v. Bolton
• Related Supreme Court Decisions
• Summary of Roe v. Wade and Other Key Abortion Cases
• Fact Sheet: Roe v. Wade Questions and Answers, 2005
• Roe Reality Check, 2005 (En Español)
• Comments on Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court Justices
• Reactions of the Appeals Court Justices
• Reactions of Legal Scholars
• Supreme Court's Response to the Question: When Does Life Begin?
• Scientific Community's Responses to the Question: When Does Life Begin?

Articles and Publications

• Roe vs. Reason, Richard Stith, J.D., Ph.D., 2005 (En Español)
• Ten Legal Reasons to Reject Roe, Susan E. Wills, Esq., 2003 (En Español)

Columns and Commentary

• Light and Shadows in the Cause of Life, by Susan Wills, May 27, 2011 (En Español)
• Healing an Abortion-Wounded Nation ,by Deirdre McQuade, Life Issues Forum, January 21, 2011
• Supreme Court Out of Touch with the Mainstream on Abortion, by Deirdre A. McQuade, January 25, 2008
• A Court that has Begun to See, by Richard Doerflinger, Life Issues Forum, April 20, 2007
• Roe v. Wade, Compassion & the Risen Christ, by Deirdre McQuade, Life Issues Forum, April 21, 2006
• Turning Bad Law into a Bad Memory, by Gail Quinn, Life Issues Forum, April 11, 2006
• Women and Abortion, by Gail Quinn, Life Issues Forum, March 10, 2006
• Taking a Second Look at Roe v. Wade, by Deirdre McQuade, Life Issues Forum, February 2, 2006
• End the Roe Litmus Test, by Maureen Bailey, Esq., Life Issues Forum, December 28, 2005
• The Last Abortion Clinic? by Maureen Bailey, Life Issues Forum, November 18, 2005
• Roe’s False Freedom, by Deirdre A. McQuade, Life Issues Forum, November 4, 2005
• Pro-Choice Pundit Takes a Second Look, by Susan E. Wills, Life Issues, October 21, 2005
• It’s Time to End the Roe v. Wade Litmus Test, by Susan E. Wills, Esq., Life Issues Forum, September 9, 2005
• Supreme Court Did Not Resolve Abortion Controversy: It Created It, by Maureen Bailey, Esq., Life Issues Forum, June 16, 2005
• Another Tragic Effect of Roe v. Wade, by Cathy Cleaver Ruse, Esq., Life Issues Forum, May 20, 2005
• Roe: How Little We Know, by Gail Quinn, Life Issues Forum, March 11, 2005
• Roe v. Wade: No Test for a Judge, by Susan E. Wills, Esq., Life Issues Forum, January 14, 2005

Testimony and Letters

• On the Scope and Myths of Roe v. Wade, Testimony to Subcommittee on the Constitution of the House of Representative Committee, Helen Alvare, March 2, 2006
• On Constitutional Amendment Protecting Unborn Human Life, Testimony to Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments of the Senate Committee, USCCB, March 7, 1974
• • Testimony of Cardinal John Krol
  • Testimony of Cardinal Timothy Manning
  • Testimony of Cardinal Humberto Medeiros
  • Testimony of Cardinal John Cody
• On Constitutional Amendment Protecting Unborn Human Life, Testimony to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights of the House Subcommittee on the Judiciary, USCCB, March 24, 1976
• • Testimony of Archbishop Joseph Bernardin
  • Testimony of Cardinal Terence Cooke

News Releases and Statements

• Thousands to Pray For End to Abortion at National Prayer Vigil for Life January 21, 2011
• Bishops' Pro-Life Spokeswoman Heartened By Harris Poll Showing Strongest Opposition to Roe V. Wade In Years, March 10, 2005
• Bishops' Office Launches Ads To Dispel Myths Of Legal Abortion, January 24, 2005
• Cardinal Keeler Urges Senate To Reject Pro-Abortion Test For Judicial Nominees, January 6, 2005
• Resolution of the NCCB on the Pro-Life Constitutional Amendment, NCCB, November 13, 1973
• Statement of the Administrative Committee on the Anti-Abortion Amendment, NCCB, September 18, 1973
• Pastoral Message of the Administrative Committee, NCCB, February 13, 1973
• Statement of the Committee for Pro-Life Affairs, NCCB, January 24. 1973