The Roe v.s Wade Case

The Roe vs Wade case was the historic supreme court decision overturning a Texas interpretation of abortion law and also of making abortion legal in the U.S. This case was a decision that said that woman with their doctor could of chose abortion in earlier months of her pregnancy, without restriction. The Roe vs Wade was also decided primarily on the ninth amendment to the United states Constitution and also to the Bill of Rights. this famous amendment had certain rights, that could not be construed to deny or disparage others retained but the people. Roe vs Wade is one of the most controversial an politically significant cases in U.S supreme court history. Roe and Wade held that a mother could abort her pregnancy for a reason up until the "point" in which the fetus becomes viable. This case prompted national debate that still continues till today.

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