Fighting For The Protection Of A Women’s Choice: The Impact of Roe V. Wade Throughout American history, many Supreme Court cases and rulings have drastically impacted many ideas and fundamental values, relating to the concept of race, gender, and even freedoms in the Bill of Rights. Roe v. Wade, a decision ruled in 1973, legalized a woman’s right to an abortion and determined that the Constitution protects a woman’s right to privacy, which was supported by the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment. An abortion is a medical procedure that terminally ends a pregnancy. The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Jan Roe, who was the fake name of the woman who was denied an abortion in the state of Texas. The Supreme Court ruling determined that states could not do anything in
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Wade altered the course of American history through its demoralizing impact on women in the military, but also how it significantly benefited or hurt women in various ways relating to the American economy. Specifically, Roe v. Wade contributed to changing the course of American history through the lens of affecting women service members. According to a report done by the Department of Defense in 2022, “Fourteen percent of all active duty service members in the United States- about 200,000- are women” (Hernandez). The presence of women in the military not only emphasizes their importance and efforts, but also contributes to how their rights and freedoms, specifically those related to abortion, are affected and judged. Women service members become vulnerable to the judgment of others and higher-ups, solely based on their reproductive decisions. An example of this would be the accusation that women purposely get pregnant as an escape route to avoid deployment overseas. Because of this judgment of reproductive rights, women have a significantly higher chance of having miscarriages and complications with pregnancies, while having little to no assistance with those
Wade altered the course of American history through its demoralizing impact on women in the military, but also how it significantly benefited or hurt women in various ways relating to the American economy. Specifically, Roe v. Wade contributed to changing the course of American history through the lens of affecting women service members. According to a report done by the Department of Defense in 2022, “Fourteen percent of all active duty service members in the United States- about 200,000- are women” (Hernandez). The presence of women in the military not only emphasizes their importance and efforts, but also contributes to how their rights and freedoms, specifically those related to abortion, are affected and judged. Women service members become vulnerable to the judgment of others and higher-ups, solely based on their reproductive decisions. An example of this would be the accusation that women purposely get pregnant as an escape route to avoid deployment overseas. Because of this judgment of reproductive rights, women have a significantly higher chance of having miscarriages and complications with pregnancies, while having little to no assistance with those