Homonym: Roe (Fish)
"Roe" refers to the legal case of Roe v. Wade, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973. This landmark decision established a woman's legal right to have an abortion under the constitutional right to privacy. The ruling effectively invalidated many state laws that restricted access to abortion, allowing women greater autonomy over their reproductive choices.
The case was brought by Norma McCorvey, known by the legal pseudonym "Jane Roe," who challenged Texas laws that made abortion illegal except in certain circumstances. The decision has since been a focal point in debates over reproductive rights and has influenced numerous legal and political discussions in the United States.