Roe V. Wade History
Abstract
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Roe v. Wade, it was enacted in order to make abortion services safer and more accessible to women throughout the country (Roe V. Wade: Its History and Impact). Prior to Roe v. Wade, abortion was illegal in almost all of the states unless it was to save a woman’s life, preserve her health, or in instances of rape, incest, or fetal anomaly. Prior to 1973 most women were not in the workforce and were not able to pursue education because they were stay at home moms. Having the ability to control one’s own reproductive life has opened many new equal opportunities for women. The focus of this paper is to analyze Roe v. Wade and its issues, history, effectiveness, and goals. Introduction (APA NO HEADING?) In the year of 1970, there was a woman by the name of Norma McCorvey who used a fictitious name, Jane Roe in order to file a lawsuit against Henry Wade, Dallas Country District Attorney, in a Texas federal court regarding a Texas law that outlawed abortion unless in instances where a woman’s life was at stake. McCorvey claimed that the law ignored that fact that the constitution …show more content…
allows for the right to privacy and privacy also includes a woman’s right to make her own personal decisions about her body. When the case reached the Supreme Court it was named Roe v. Wade (http://www.endroe.org/roebio.aspx). Jane Roe is known to be the woman whose case changed abortion rights across the nation. The case had been argued twice in court before being decided on January 22, 1973, by a 7-2 decision written by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Harry Blackmun (Roe v. Wade-which one thought).
Issues The first issue Jane Roe was putting forth was the right of privacy and the constitutions lack of definition. The Court came to the conclusion that abortion fell within the right to privacy under the Fourteenth Amendment. The court’s decision gave women total control over their bodies during the first 3 months? of their pregnancy to make a decision about the pregnancy (Roe v. Wade?). As a result, the laws of 46 states were affected? By the Court’s ruling (Roe v. Wade). Another issue involved people’s faith and their belief that life begins at the moment of conception and therefore deserves the same right-to-life as any other person.
These people firmly believe that an abortion is ending a life and is, therefore, murder and should be treated as such. These people are referred to be pro-life, and that means they oppose abortion. The other side, known as pro-choice are people who believe it should be the woman’s right to choose to either continue or to end the pregnancy and that there should not be laws banning abortion that interfere with the right of a woman to decide what is in her own best interest. Those in support of pro-choice may not believe that abortion is morally correct and might even view it as wrong but nonetheless, they believe it should be the woman’s
choice.
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Roe v. Wade, it was enacted in order to make abortion services safer and more accessible to women throughout the country (Roe V. Wade: Its History and Impact). Prior to Roe v. Wade, abortion was illegal in almost all of the states unless it was to save a woman’s life, preserve her health, or in instances of rape, incest, or fetal anomaly. Prior to 1973 most women were not in the workforce and were not able to pursue education because they were stay at home moms. Having the ability to control one’s own reproductive life has opened many new equal opportunities for women. The focus of this paper is to analyze Roe v. Wade and its issues, history, effectiveness, and goals. Introduction (APA NO HEADING?) In the year of 1970, there was a woman by the name of Norma McCorvey who used a fictitious name, Jane Roe in order to file a lawsuit against Henry Wade, Dallas Country District Attorney, in a Texas federal court regarding a Texas law that outlawed abortion unless in instances where a woman’s life was at stake. McCorvey claimed that the law ignored that fact that the constitution …show more content…
allows for the right to privacy and privacy also includes a woman’s right to make her own personal decisions about her body. When the case reached the Supreme Court it was named Roe v. Wade (http://www.endroe.org/roebio.aspx). Jane Roe is known to be the woman whose case changed abortion rights across the nation. The case had been argued twice in court before being decided on January 22, 1973, by a 7-2 decision written by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Harry Blackmun (Roe v. Wade-which one thought).
Issues The first issue Jane Roe was putting forth was the right of privacy and the constitutions lack of definition. The Court came to the conclusion that abortion fell within the right to privacy under the Fourteenth Amendment. The court’s decision gave women total control over their bodies during the first 3 months? of their pregnancy to make a decision about the pregnancy (Roe v. Wade?). As a result, the laws of 46 states were affected? By the Court’s ruling (Roe v. Wade). Another issue involved people’s faith and their belief that life begins at the moment of conception and therefore deserves the same right-to-life as any other person.
These people firmly believe that an abortion is ending a life and is, therefore, murder and should be treated as such. These people are referred to be pro-life, and that means they oppose abortion. The other side, known as pro-choice are people who believe it should be the woman’s right to choose to either continue or to end the pregnancy and that there should not be laws banning abortion that interfere with the right of a woman to decide what is in her own best interest. Those in support of pro-choice may not believe that abortion is morally correct and might even view it as wrong but nonetheless, they believe it should be the woman’s
choice.