Sarah Weddington, attorney who secured abortion rights in Roe v. Wade, dies at 76 in Austin

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Austin American Statesman

Sarah Weddington, who successfully argued against Texas anti-abortion statutes before the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1973 landmark case Roe v. Wade, died in Austin at age 76 on Sunday morning, according to multiple reports.

Susan Hays, a student of Weddington's and Democratic candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, said on Twitter that Weddington died after "a series of health issues."

"She was my professor at UT, the best writing instructor I ever had, and a great mentor," Hays wrote.

Weddington's death comes as the precedent set by the Roe v. Wade decision is being tested by new lawsuits and laws, including Texas' Senate Bill 8, which bans most abortions in the state because of its six-week gestation limit. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court justices allowed abortion providers to sue some state leaders to block the ban, but let the law remain in effect.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/sarah-weddington-attorney-secured-abortion-003357949.html

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1. 'After arguing Roe v. Wade, Weddington was elected to three terms in the Texas House of Representati

Weddington attended the historic 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston as a Texas delegate speaking on the resolution of women's reproductive freedom.

Additionally, Weddington served in the United States Department of Agriculture in 1977, assistant to president Jimmy Carter from 1978 to 1981 and lecturer at Texas Woman's University from 1981 to 1990.[8] She was the founder of the Weddington Center.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Weddington

She filed the first case of her legal career, Roe v. Wade, fresh out of law school.!!!

[walkingman]

2. The world could use more Sarah Weddingtons - RIP

[MLAA]

3. RIP

💖💖💕💖💖💗Sarah Weddington 💗💖💖💕💖💖

[area51]

4. Cross gently

[niyad]

5. Rest in power, my sister.

[PlanetBev]

6. As of late, I've been thinking of her

I couldn’t stand the thought of her having to see the Supreme Court gutting her hard fought victory 49 years later. Now she won’t have to witness it.

Rest in power, Sarah.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

7. Texas has given us some great women leaders, thinkers.

Ann Richards
Barbara Jordan
Molly Ivins
Sarah Weddington
Cecile Richards

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[Behind the Aegis]

8. I met her several years ago when she came to my university to speak.

She was a wonderful speaker. One thing she said that always stuck with me was the US shouldn't be a "melting pot" it should be thought of as a "mixed salad". Her rationale was a melting pot was too blended and lost parts of the "ingredients", but a salad, all the parts maintained individuality, but all come together to make something special.

RIP Ms. Weddington.

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