Roe v. Wade

Planned Parenthood v Casey is a landmark Supreme Court case regarding abortion and abortion rights. The case made its way through the District Courts, to the Court of Appeals and finally to the Supreme Court in April of 1992. In 1988, Pennsylvania legislature made changes to their abortion control act. These changes included, parental consent if the woman is a minor, spousal notification, informed consent and a mandatory 24 hour waiting period. Clinics providing abortion services were also…

Since Roe v. Wade, abortion has headlined evening news, front-paged Sunday’s papers, and discussed around the Thanksgiving dinner table. The Supreme Court has voted on a number of cases, altering the course of abortion in favor of pro-life and pro-choice ideology. It also has become a staple to Presidential candidate and party platforms to win elections. Anytime there is a new bill introduced in the legislator, it is always controversial and is under the microscope across various media outlets.…

The abortion statue existing in Texas, and many other states, prior to Roe v Wade criminalized the willful termination of a pregnancy in almost every case. In 1973, the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v Wade nullified these laws. Broadening the right to privacy alluded to in the ninth and fourteenth amendments to include the “right to abortion” can seem confusing and nebulous. Solidifying the definitions of the commonly used terms right, freedom and liberty can provide a better understanding of…

Women in America were granted the right to an abortion in 1973 with the court case Roe v. Wade. Since then, little progress has been made with regard to making abortion more accessible and affordable to underprivileged women. Many States have imposed legislation that makes its next to impossible for a woman to receive an abortion. Some restrictions set forth by States include: pricey ultrasounds, excessive visits to the physician, waiting periods, and trimester limitations (Hogue, 2016). Due…

ON THE CASE: I stand by the Court’s decision to uphold Roe v. Wade because I believe that whether a woman chooses to abort her fetus or not should ultimately be left up to her. The State should not have the authority to forbid abortions up until the fetus is able to live outside of the womb, at which point I believe that it is not moral nor should it be legal to abort the fetus. I agree with the decision made in the case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey to uphold the requirements for informed…

the number of women who needed abortions. In the years before Roe v. Wade, the estimates of illegal abortions ranged as high as 1.2 million per year. It is known that between…

in favor of Roe on the grounds that the law violated her constitutional rights to privacy. The court ruled that the 9th Amendment and the 14th Amendment of the Constitution guaranteed privacy rights that were broad enough to protect a woman's choice to have an abortion because the district court refused to forbid future prosecutions for abortion. Roe and her attorneys appealed to the US Supreme Court. Wade also appealed the decision. The Supreme Court heard arguments for Roe v. Wade in…

Abortion has always been a major issue in America since the passing of the major court case about abortion called Roe v. Wade in 1973. Abortion is still debated and talked about in America. Even though it may not be a big of an issue as America’s economic problems or America’s education system, abortion holds a deeper meaning to Americans. The history of abortion of how abortion came to be today is important to see where the ideas of abortion stemmed from and how the abortion issue started and…

Case name: PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, ET AL v. ROBERT P. CASEY, ET AL. Court: Supreme Court of the United States Year of Decision: 1992 Facts: This was a United States Supreme Court case in which the statutory provisions of Pennsylvania regarding abortion was challenged. It required that a married woman seeking an abortion must inform and get consent from her spouse, a 24 hour waiting period, and required consent from at least one parent of a minor seeking an abortion.…

Women and LGBT Equality Ever since the 1900s and earlier for women, the women and LGBT communities strived in order to gain social and legal equality in the United States. Following the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment that gave women the right of suffrage, women in the United States fought to stop discrimination based on sex. The first movement for LGBT rights started in 1924. While women have successfully achieved social and legal equality in the US from the 1960s to present time,…