Abortion is the right for a woman to terminate her pregnancy, granted by her right to privacy. This means (to most citizens) that she, and only she, has the right to choose to medically end the pregnancy, through the first trimester, after which life outside the womb is viable. Since the right was granted when our country was founded, it has gone through phases where it somewhat limited, then became incredibly limited, became more readily available, and it is now once again limited. Over time, the right of a woman to abortion has become more limited, though its importance in saving the lives of women and helping the victims of rape and incest has not declined. When the United States was founded, abortions among both married and unmarried women
