Sara Weddington on Roe v. Wade. Interview by Lee Stockdale

Sarah Weddington graduated from the University of Texas Law School in 1967 at the age of twenty-one. After arguing and winning the landmark Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade, she served three terms as a Texas state legislator before accepting a position as general counsel to the Department of Agriculture. She subsequently served as President Carter's Special Assistant on Women's Issues. Ms. Weddington presently practices law in Austin, Texas. In this interview with Health Matrix, Ms. Weddington discusses the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, the right of privacy, a potential modification of the decision under a Bush administration, the genesis of the abortion rights movement, and abortion generally.