Legalizing Abortion
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court made a very important 7-2 decision. They made the decision to legalize abortion in the United States of America in the case of Roe vs. Wade. In this case Jane Roe stated that women had the right to do what they wanted with their body, she argued this “right” for women to have an abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment. She argued this case against Henry Wade, the Dallas County district attorney. Wade was against abortion and enforced a Texas law that prohibited abortion, except if the mother’s life was in danger. The court later made the decision to legalize abortion, saying that a woman’s right to abortion fell within the right to privacy which is protected under the Fourteenth Amendment. …show more content…
Wade concerns safety. Abortions have become much safer. In 1972 the Supreme Court legalized the use of birth control in all women despite marital status. Before this decision, only married women were allowed to get the pill and only with a prescription. This made abortions much safer because before if unmarried women or women that could not afford to go to the doctor would get pregnant, they would have to get the abortion procedure done which is much more dangerous and could have several side effects. In the case of Akron vs Akron Center, the Supreme Court decided that any abortion done after the first trimester must be done in a hospital with a 24 hour waiting period and parental consent must be given if needed. The waiting period and parental consent made abortions safer because before girls who were under aged could go to an unsafe nonprofessional clinic to get an abortion without parental consent or any female after their first trimester could get an abortion from a non-professional clinic which is extremely dangerous because after the first trimester of pregnancy, the abortion process becomes much harder. All of these and so much more are just some reasons on how abortions have been made
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court made a very important 7-2 decision. They made the decision to legalize abortion in the United States of America in the case of Roe vs. Wade. In this case Jane Roe stated that women had the right to do what they wanted with their body, she argued this “right” for women to have an abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment. She argued this case against Henry Wade, the Dallas County district attorney. Wade was against abortion and enforced a Texas law that prohibited abortion, except if the mother’s life was in danger. The court later made the decision to legalize abortion, saying that a woman’s right to abortion fell within the right to privacy which is protected under the Fourteenth Amendment. …show more content…
Wade concerns safety. Abortions have become much safer. In 1972 the Supreme Court legalized the use of birth control in all women despite marital status. Before this decision, only married women were allowed to get the pill and only with a prescription. This made abortions much safer because before if unmarried women or women that could not afford to go to the doctor would get pregnant, they would have to get the abortion procedure done which is much more dangerous and could have several side effects. In the case of Akron vs Akron Center, the Supreme Court decided that any abortion done after the first trimester must be done in a hospital with a 24 hour waiting period and parental consent must be given if needed. The waiting period and parental consent made abortions safer because before girls who were under aged could go to an unsafe nonprofessional clinic to get an abortion without parental consent or any female after their first trimester could get an abortion from a non-professional clinic which is extremely dangerous because after the first trimester of pregnancy, the abortion process becomes much harder. All of these and so much more are just some reasons on how abortions have been made