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 * Name of article: Roe v. Wade
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: Roe v. Wade is an important court case in the fight for abortion rights for women. It relates to the class because although women today have already won the right to vote, we still see that right being hampered due to legislative decisions that are made almost entirely by men, as in the case of abortion laws and, specifically, at what point in the pregnancy an abortion is allowed.

Lead

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 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes. The introduction outlines who was involved in the case, its ruling, and its impact on American society and other rulings afterward.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes. Major sections: Background, Issues before the Supreme Court, Supreme Court decision, Reception, Role in subsequent decisions and politics.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No. What is mentioned in the lead is discussed in more depth in later sections.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I think it is concise, considering the several important facets of the case to be covered.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, for the most part. The graphs concerning trends in "Public Support for Roe v. Wade" and "Enacted Abortion Restrictions by Year" could be updated, as they only go until 2015 and 2010, respectively. It uses sources that were accessed in 2020, which shows that it is currently still being fact-checked and updated.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I think that the content included is relevant and covers the important features of the case.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? Yes. Even though Roe v. Wade is a controversial case, the article presents factual information from a neutral viewpoint and also includes the case's reception from advocates and opponents of abortion.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? In the Reception section, I think that there is a bit more coverage of the viewpoints of opponents to abortion than its advocates.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes. The sources include books, newspapers, and magazines, although it also includes some obscure website articles that I don't think should be used.
 * Are the sources current? Yes. Some are even from 2020.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, most of them.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes. I think it is well-organized. If you are not well-versed in legal language and court cases, the "Supreme Court decision" section may be somewhat difficult to read, but the article links the outside court cases that it means and certain legal terms, so the reader only has to hover over the case/term in order to get the gist of its meaning.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? I didn't perceive any.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes. It includes images of justices that presided over the case, both pro-choice and pro-life marches, and trends in "Public Support for Roe v. Wade" and "Enacted Abortion Restrictions by Year". I think the number of images is good and not excessive.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes; however, two of the images are not captioned, but you can tell what is going on by the paragraphs adjacent to them.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes. They are either from the public domain or created by a contributor.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes; although I think that the "Enacted Abortion Restrictions by Year" should be a bit bigger.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The majority of the conversations center around removing bias from the article and representing all viewpoints in an equal manner.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated as B-Class and a part of the following WikiProjects: Women's Health, Abortion, U.S. Supreme Court cases, Law, Politics, United States Public Policy, Women's History, Feminism, United States / Government / Public Policy, Version 1.0 Editorial Team / v0.5, Spoken Wikipedia.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? N/A - we haven't talked about it in class.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? At this point, the article is very thorough and much of the bias that comes with such a controversial topic as abortion has been removed.
 * What are the article's strengths? It gives an in-depth history of the case, drawing on the rulings of other court cases which are directly linked as they are mentioned.
 * How can the article be improved? Because abortion is such a visible debate in American society as a whole and not just within the political sphere, I think it would be useful to include a section on the impact of Roe v. Wade in popular culture. The article already mentions public opinion, but it could go further to include tangible manifestations of that opinion in our culture outside of politics.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think that the article is well-developed.

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