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Sarah Weddington, who successfully argued the landmark Roe v. Wade case that enshrined abortion as a legal right in the United States

Attorney Sarah Weddington, who at 26 successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case Roe vs. Wade before the Supreme Court, died Sunday.

The top court ultimately ruled that access to abortion was a constitutional right — striking down restrictive state laws. She died “after a series of health issues”, former student Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner Susan Hays said on Twitter.

 

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