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roe vs wade. ROE VS WADE The debate on abortion continues after the landmark
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ROE VS WADE
The debate on abortion continues after the landmark decision Roe vs Wade.
There is talk on the television news shows as well as in the newspapers that the U.S. Supreme
Court Justice will overturn the landmark decision Roe vs Wade. News media reports religious
groups are insisting the President of the Unites States appoint Justices who will overturn Roe vs
Wade. (CNN, Times Picayune) There were laws enacted prior to the 1970's banning abortion;
however, abortion is legal if proceeding with the pregnancy is detrimental to the mother’s health.
According to the lawsuit, Roe vs Wade, Roe was an unmarried pregnant woman who wished to
terminate her pregnancy. She was unable to procure an abortion by “a competent licensed
physician” in the state of Texas because her life was not in danger, nor could she “afford” to
travel outside the state to procure an abortion. (Planned Parenthood vs Casey, P3) Ms. Roe and
others brought a class action lawsuit against the state of Texas “challenging the constitutionally
of Texas criminal abortion laws. The other plaintiff’s complaint was not relevant to the case.
(Planned Parenthood vs Casey, p6,7) The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the case in
1972 and decided in January 1973 that the State of Texas had denied Roe the right to terminate
her pregnancy. The State of Texas was infringing on Roe’s right to personal privacy;
furthermore, the Supreme Court Judges fount that “Texas Penal Code swept too broadly in
that the statue only reason was for saving the mother’s life with no other distinction”
(Roe vs Wade, p19)
The Supreme Court Judges addressed privacy right given in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of
Rights; furthermore, other abortion cases were considered before the Supreme Court and Roe vs
Wade was one of the precedent cited in reaffirming...
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