Because the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade had already given birth, the Court might have declined to hear the case by invoking the doctrine of

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The Court might have declined to hear Roe v. Wade by invoking the doctrine of mootness, as the case's specific issue (the legality of the plaintiff's abortion) was no longer applicable because the plaintiff had already given birth by the time the case was heard. Mootness refers to the situation where the issue at hand has already been resolved or is no longer relevant, making the case unnecessary to adjudicate.

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