Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy. Over the past 40 years, abortion has been a very controversial topic in the United States. There are two major sides of this disagreement; either supporting abortion or not supporting abortion. There are many different factors that contribute to people's personal views on abortion all around the United States and many views have changed over the past 40 years. Abortion used to be thought of as a terrible thing to do and almost no one got an abortion (or made it public). In 1973 when Norma McCorvey made her abortion public, a lot of controversy arose. Her case was named the Roe vs. Wade case and is still talked about in modern day. The United States legislature declared that prohibiting a women from having an abortion was unconstitutional. Although the federal law on abortion hasn’t changed, many changes have been made in state laws and peoples personal opinions.
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Wade case. A single woman named Norma McCorvey, a carnival worker in Dallas Texas, was denied of getting an abortion because her reason for getting an abortion was not a life or death situation. She later sued Henry Wade, the dallas district attorney, stating her situation was unconstitutional. McCorvey was named Jane Roe to hide her identity in the court case. Using the 14th amendment (due process) and the 19th amendment (right to privacy) to back up their verdict, the court ruled that state laws could not forbid a woman of abortion during her first trimester. This secured a woman’s right to abortion. There have been circumstances where states have tried to get around this law and placed restrictions to prevent women from getting abortions. In some of these cases, the court allowed the restrictions to stay in place and in some they did not. Also, many protests and court cases have happened in order to expand the right to abortion and to lessen the right to
Wade case. A single woman named Norma McCorvey, a carnival worker in Dallas Texas, was denied of getting an abortion because her reason for getting an abortion was not a life or death situation. She later sued Henry Wade, the dallas district attorney, stating her situation was unconstitutional. McCorvey was named Jane Roe to hide her identity in the court case. Using the 14th amendment (due process) and the 19th amendment (right to privacy) to back up their verdict, the court ruled that state laws could not forbid a woman of abortion during her first trimester. This secured a woman’s right to abortion. There have been circumstances where states have tried to get around this law and placed restrictions to prevent women from getting abortions. In some of these cases, the court allowed the restrictions to stay in place and in some they did not. Also, many protests and court cases have happened in order to expand the right to abortion and to lessen the right to