The law can beand has beenamended to reflect policy choices on abortion. Jane Roe,4 a single woman who was residing in Dallas County, Texas, instituted this federal action in March 1970 against the District Attorney of the county.He stated that under the Fourteenth Amendment, the abortion laws of both Georgia and Texas limited the health of women. An abortion of a fetus age 16 weeks or more may be performed only at an ambulatory surgical center or hospital licensed to perform the abortion. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. The Court's opinion decides that a State may impose virtually no restriction on the performance of abortions during the first trimester of pregnancy. But Texas voters do not have that option. The Supreme Court, in its ruling in Dobbs v. This stage of development normally occurs after about six weeks of pregnancy, earlier than when most women know that they are pregnant. Vice President Kamala Harris' willingness to speak freely about abortion could mark a turning point in the national conversation about women's health.