What did the case of Roe vs Wade allow to become legal?”
Abortion in the United States has been legal since the 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision, but the effective availability of abortion varies significantly from state to state. Abortion is one of the most contested issues in U.S. society, law and politics. In medical terms, the word abortion refers to any pregnancy that does not end in a live birth, and therefore can refer to a miscarriage or a premature birth that does not result in a live infant. Such events are often called spontaneous abortions if they occur before 20 weeks of gestation. In common parlance, however, abortion is used to mean “induced abortion” of an embryo or fetus at any point in pregnancy, and this is also how the term is used in a legal sense.[1] [edit] History [edit] Abortion before Roe Abortion laws in the U.S. prior to Roe. Illegal (30) Legal in case of rape (1) Legal in case of danger to woman’s health (2) Legal in case of danger to woman’s health, rape or incest, or likely damaged fetus (13) Legal o
About the Roe vs. Wade decision: Prior to 1973, abortions were permitted in certain states but restricted or almost banned in others. Every state legislature created its own rules. There was no consistency across the U.S. Then, in 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered one of its most famous and influential rulings: Roe v. Wade. It declared a Texas anti-abortion statute unconstitutional and thereby affected abortion laws in many other states. 1 The Supreme Court justices determined that, anywhere in the U.S.: * During the first three months of pregnancy, a woman and her physician may jointly decide to terminate a pregnancy. No significant state interference is allowed. * Later in pregnancy, states can restrict abortion access with laws but only if they are intended to protect the woman’s health. * Once the fetus is viable, an abortion must still be available if the woman’s health or life are at risk. State governments are free to pass legislation that will allow or prohibit late-term a
