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Roe v. Wade attorney gives students a short course in women's rights

By Amy Gage
March 12, 2005

Sarah Weddington argued the famous, and controversial, Roe v. Wade case before the U.S. Supreme Court when she was only 26 years old. The landmark decision to legalize abortion ignited a firestorm she didn't foresee, Weddington told students in a recent speech covered by Star Tribune columnist Kim Ode.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.