Court Cancels Roe V. Wade Consideration
With no warning or explanation, Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones of Houston signed an order against hearing arguments to reconsider Roe v. Wade.
bq.. SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Oral arguments on a motion to reconsider the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion 31 years ago have been canceled by a federal appeals court, which will now only review written pleadings in the case.
Monday’s move represented an about-face by justices on giving Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade fame a chance to argue before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that her landmark abortion case should be reopened and reversed, the San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday.
Former plaintiff Norma McCorvey of Dallas, who challenged Texas’ abortion ban under the pseudonym Jane Roe, has contended that the case should be re-decided in light of evidence that the procedure may harm women.
The New Orleans-based appeals court had agreed they would hear McCorvey’s arguments March 2. But the order signed Monday by Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones of Houston offered no explanation for why judges decided against the hearing a week beforehand.
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