so weddington said she'd do it for free.eague linda coffey took on the case of a 21-year-old woman who was seeking an abortion in texas. the case went before the supreme court. to this day, sarah weddington is the youngest person ever to argue a case before the supreme court of the united states. but hers is not the name you associate with the case, that would be her client, norma mccorvey, because her real name wasn't known. she was known to the court and to the public at the time as jane roe, as in roe v. wade. what a case it was, resulting in the legalization of abortion in the united states. but here's the thing that many people don't realize. roe v. wade was not actually about a woman's access to the abortion medical procedure. it centered around the right to privacy. weddington looked to the 1965 case, griswald versus connecticut, which involved doctors supplying contraceptives to a married couple. the court in that case found that the couple had a right to privacy and that it was up to them to decide whether or not to

texas lawyer sarah weddington who successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case roe v.ade died sunday at the age of 76. weddington was just 26 years old when she brought a class-action lawsuit challenging texas' ban on abortions all the way to the supreme court. the court's 1973 ruling set a precedent legalizing abortion nationwide that stands to this day. in 2012, sarah weddington spoke with kpbs public television about her long career. >> as i was growing up, there were some new limits on what women could do. women could not even run full-court basketball. we got half-court and two dribbles. we did not get credit unless our fathers were has been signed for us. now most people get a credit card offer every week. we did not get to make decisions about our own reproductive. we did not get to go to law school. i was in the first group of women who went to law school. we did not get people pay. at we have been doing all these years is trying to push back areas so that women -- barriers so that women can make more decisions. amy: earlier this month, the supreme court's cons

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sarah weddington, the lawyer who won the landmark roe vs wade case in the united states has died at the age of 76. her victory and the u. s. supreme court gave american women the right to an abortion. she died at her home in austin, texas. a russian court has increased the prison sentence, handed down to weigh historian and human rights activist. in a case that's attracted international attention. judges extended unity to meet the abs sentence from 13 to 15 years in a high security penal camp. last year he was convicted of sexually abusing his adopted daughter critics. of the russian state, say the charges are trumped up the story and came to prominence for researching the crimes committed during the regime of joseph stalin. to meet the i've had worked for the renowned russian human rights organization memorial, which documents soviet area era repression. in a separate case, the organization is facing closure for floating russia, so called foreign to foreign agent blows. a verdict is due on tuesday. russians have a saying about the unexpected. it blows like snow on to your head, but for

sarah weddington, the lawyer who won the landmark, rosie wade case in the united states has died at the age of 76. a victory in the u . s. supreme court gave american women the right to an abortion. she died in her sleep at her home in austin. texas the u. s. cruise ship carrying more than $1000.00 passengers is returned to port after an outbreak of cove at 19 among crew members. the holland american ship was supposed to docket what of a lotta in mexico bad was turned away, mile authorities. germany started its vaccination campaign against cove at 91 year ago. today. the 1st ever corona virus act same was developed in a german lab, and when the country's 1st shot was given to 101 year old ada, quite salah, bright. after christmas, it was a big moment for the country that most residents had to wait for months to get their 1st shot and watched as countries like the u. s. and the u. k. distributed their doses at a much faster pace. d. w has been reporting on germany's vaccination campaign through its ups and downs. and my colleague william glue, croft is he with more details with him? that

weddington was 76 years old. >>> jurors are expected back in new york to resume deliberations in theex trafficking trial of ghislaine maxwell. they asked several questions about witness testimony and fbi notes before they were dismissed for the christmas holiday. the long-time associate and former girlfriend of jeffrey epstein has pleaded not guilty to six different counts including sex trafficking of a minor. the three-week old trial was highlighted by testimony from four women who said maxwell recruited and 2k3wgroomed them e sexually abused by epstein. >>> in four hours court will resume in colorado. millions of people around the world say the punishment in the case of a truck driver is an outrage. >> reporter: the district attorney is now asking the court to reconsider that lengthy 110 year prison sentence for the truck driver potentially reducing it to 20 or 30 years. just to remind viewers, he was 23 years old at the time of the incident. he was driving at 85 miles an hour, his brakes failed. he was convicted of vehicular homicide among other charges. the da is not looking to o

when sarah weddington joined the team in january, 1970 sarah did not tell norm that she worked in anbortion or referral network. they were flying women and girls who wanted abortions out to california every single friday on a plane on american airlines. in california abortion was legal until the 20th week of pregnancy. governor reagan had signed into law the abortion therapeutic act . not only did sarah not tell her that she might been able to help her. another woman i spoke to told me that in desperate situations they were able to up women up to the 20th week, and that is right about where norma was. sarah did not tell norma that she herself had had an abortion at a clinic in mexico south of the border. had the lawyers want to dwell norma to have an abortion they could have tried, but norma was more valuable to them pregnant, they desperately needed a plaintiff. they needed to find someone who was unhappily pregnant and could not afford to go where abortion was legal, and norma fit the bill. host: first time that norma and her story it was used in the abortion story. i went to get b

sarah weddington was 76 years old. still to come on the newshour: reflecting on the life and lecy of archbishop desmond tutu. amy walter and asma khalid break down the major political issues of this past year. how students can feel safer from the threat of school shootings. and much more. >> nawaz: we turn first to omicron, the covid variant that's upended plans to put the pandemic behind us. instead, infections are soaring, hospitals are hunkering down, and the white house is working to regain the initiative. stephanie sy has our report. >> sy: hundreds of thousands of americans are now testing positive for covid each day, and that is those who can get a test, many spent christmas weekend waiting in line for hours. >> out of precaution, an abundance of precaution really and just to keep everyone around us safe, i feel it is best to get tested periodically here. >> sy: the biden administration has pledged to provide 500 million at-home rapid tests for free, but they won't become available until next month. his covid-19

sarah weddington, the lawyer who won their landmark roe v. case in the u.s., has died at the age of 76. her victory at the u.s. supreme court give american women the right to an abortion. she died at her home in texas. a u.s. cruiseship carrying more than 1000 passengers returned to port after an outbreak of covid-19. the holland america shape was supposed to dock in mexico but was turned away by authorities. the eighth round at discussions are resuming in vienna. the talks are between germany, the uk, france, russia, china, as well as iran. since the united states pulled out of the deal, tehran has increased its enrichment of uranium and restricted inspectors. sanctions introduced in response have hit iran hard. at present, it is shaping less than a quarter of the oil it did in 2018, and the drop in exports has meant economic hardship for many iranians. reporter: hope is in short supply in this commercial district of old tehran. as the talks in far-off vienna drag on, even small items on offer here are getting more expensive by the day, to e

he died in capetown, south africa he was 930 years old holly hunter, nbc news, london >>> sarah weddington, the texas attorney who argued and won the roe versus wade cass at age 26 has died she served three terms as a texas state lawmaker and worked as an adviser to president carter her death comes as the high court is considering a mississippi case, which is widely considered the most serious challenge to the decision in years. she was 76 years old >>> just a few hours, the fourth day of jury deliberations will begin in the case of elizabeth holmes the jurors will determine the fate of the disgraced theranos founder. they've already deliberated over 22 hours before the christmas break. she has pleaded not guilty to nine counts of wire fraud and faces 20 years if convicted. >>> meghan markle has received a public apology from british tab tabloids t earlier this month, a uk court found the newspaper group guilty of violating markle's privacy. >>> sunday marks the first day of kwanzaa the celebration of african american heritage, each day observes 1 of 7 core principles of the holiday, inclu

she worked as an adviser on women's issues to president carter weddington wrote a book on roe v.e and taught courses her death comes as the high court is considering a mississippi case, widely considered the most serious challenge to the roe decision in years. she was 76 years old >>> tributes are pouring in from all over the world after the passing of archbishop desmond tutu he was instrumental in the overthrowing of apartheid in south africa chris clackham has a look back at his extraordinary life. >> free at last. >> reporter: bishop does mohammed toutu was recognized i the world for his fight against apartheid in south africa. in 1984, he received the nobel peace prize. hi used the church as his base of power in his battle for freedom for south african blacks he said he would never force the pat porks blacks were forced to carry. he was always looking for ways to improve the life of blacks in south africa >> i'm always a man of hope, and i feel the best about everybody. >> reporter: his search for a nonviolent method of protest led for his call against worldwide sanctions aga

sarah weddington, the lawyer who won the landmark roe v wade case in the united states has died at the age of 76. a victory in the u. s. supreme court gave american women the right to an abortion. she died in her sleep at her home in austin, texas. and now as a pandemic filled year draws to a close, we want to take a look at some of the lasting images of 2021. in india here to 2nd wave of cove at 19, swept through the country. thousands, they had died crematorium to burn the dead were overwhelmed by the sheer numbers they held mask promotions. and sometimes that wasn't even available for people. and they had to burn their relatives bodies wherever they could see w. namisha joyce form at one health care worker who experienced much of the horror 1st hand georgia july have done with his hospital shift for the day working in patient care is demanding but manager. but he says, it is a far cry from the 18 months he spent working in the mortuary. through the worst of the pandemic, kill was. allah has only worked deos in healthcare. in another life, he was a performance auto or dollars as he t

sarah weddington, the lawyer who won their landmark roe vs wade case in the united states, has died at the age of 76. her victory and the u. s. supreme court gave american women the right to an abortion. she died at her home in austin, texas a u. s. cruise ship carrying more than 1000 passengers has returned to port after an outbreak of coven 19 among crew members. the holland america ship was supposed to dock at a port in mexico, but was turned away by authorities. and i talked over iran's nuclear program are resuming in the austrian capital vienna. it's the 8th round of discussions aimed at saving the 2015 agreement, which was meant to stop to run from developing nuclear weapons. the talks are between germany, the u. k. france, russia, and china, as well as around i. since the united states pulled out of the deal in 2018 to run has increased its enrichment of uranium and restricted inspectors. sanctions introduced in response have hit iran heart at present, it shipping less than a quarter of the oil it did in 2018. and the drop in exports has meant economic hardship for many iranians

there. weddington was only in her mid twenties when she faced the supreme court. south africa's archbishop desmond tutu is being remembered around the world as a champion of justice and human rights. he died on sunday at the age of $92.00 to was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984 for his efforts in the struggle against apartheid to dams have burst in northeast and brazil after wakes of heavy rain in the region, 18 people have died since torrential rains began pounding by his estate in early november, tens of thousands have had to evacuate their hunts. watching date of the news is a reminder of the top story we're following for you. negotiate is a meeting in vienna again to try and save the iran nuclear dale. the current u. s. administration says it wants to return to the deal, but has accused the current iranian government of making new demands and exchange for abandoning it's enrichment of iranian. and watching the state of the canoes coming out next. his date of new business with rob watson rebecca rate has are having more headlines boy at the top of the next

sarah weddington had once said the case widely known as roe v wade — would be her epitaph.fter 15 weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest. technological advances mean it may be possible to screen people for prostate cancer in the next five years, one of the uk's leading experts has said. around 50,000 people in the uk are told they have the disease each year and one in eight will be diagnosed in their lifetime. at present there is no national screening for the disease, however the institute of cancer research says that advances in genetics and mri imaging mean that a tailored programme may be possible in the next three to five years. detectives are investigating a video apparently made by a man arrested in the grounds of windsor castle on christmas morning. the 19—year—old was in possession of a crossbow when he was arrested. since then, he has been sectioned under the mental health act, and remains in the care of medical professionals. now, the weather, with carol kirkwood. hello again. we've been watching some wet and windy weather sweeping in across the south

sarah weddington had once said the case — widely known as roe v wade — would be her epitaph.ortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest. climate—fuelled disasters that devasted lives have also cost the world tens of billions of dollars this past year. this is according to christian aid, which tallied up the damages based on insured losses. let's take a look at some of the most costly incidents. hurricane ida struck the united states in august and is at the very top of the list at $65 billion. it was the fifth strongest hurricane to make landfall in the country and killed dozens of people. in the summer, deadly floods that swept across western and central europe came in second, causing $113 billion in damages. more than 200 people died. torrential rains in china's central henan province caused huge floods injuly and led to $17.6 billion in damages, and left more than 300 dead. cyclone yaas lashed coastal areas in india and bangladesh in may and cost $3 billion in just a few days. it also forced more than a million people to evacuate. christian aid is n

sarah weddington, the lawyer who won the landmark roe vs wade case in the united states, has died at the age of 76. her victory in the u. s. supreme court gave american women the right to an abortion. she died at her home in austin, texas polish president and re duda has vetoed a controversial media law saying he could not signed the bill in its current form. it would have banned companies outside europe from holding a controlling stake in polish media companies. demonstrations against the law, attractive thousands of people with critic saying it would have curtailed press freedom. holland's president has put his foot down with a widow. he has halted the government's plans for a new media, lo and sent the issue back to parliament. leach on that of not him was i appeal to the parliament to find better solutions with the opposition. and so i would say that shares of foreign owners can be reduced in the future. let us go to but in a responsible society contracts that have already been signed, have to be respected zigler on each nerve spool. and so the only private tv station that remain

sarah weddington, the lawyer who won the landmark roe v wade case in the united states, has died at the age of 76. a victory in the u. s. supreme court gave american women the right to an abortion she died in her sleep at her home in austin, texas. south africa has begun a week of morning to honor archbishop desmond tutu. he'll be laid to rest on new year's day. the anti apartheid icon is being remembered around the world as a champion of justice and human rights to to was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984 for his efforts in the struggle against whites only rule. across south africa, mon is a pain tribute to a beloved icon of the struggle against apartheid. here at cape towns arch for arch monument. many had wall memories of the late archbishop adhering the party. did you, as one of the guys was going out, follow people in the legacy of discipline, to whom of go on? he will never forget. there are trees contribution for ease loving joyful attitude and his peaceful attitude. he told people in a very nice way, so they willing become offended. others notice his sadness over south afric