 On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court issued a 7–2 decision in favor of "Jane Roe" (Norma McCorvey) that held that women in the United States have a fundamental right to choose whether or not to have abortions without excessive government restriction, and struck down Texas's abortion ban as unconstitutional.The decision was issued together with a companion case, "Doe v. Bolton", that involved a similar challenge to Georgia's abortion laws.Seven justices formed the majority and joined an opinion written by Justice Harry Blackmun.