Why is Abortion Legal in the United States?
Why is Abortion Legal in the United States?Answer: During the 1960s and early 1970s, U.S. states began to repeal their bans on abortion. In Roe v. Wade (1973), the U.S. Supreme Court stated that abortion bans were unconstitutional in every state, legalizing abortion throughout the United States. For those who believe that human personhood begins during the early stages of pregnancy, the Supreme Court’s decision and the state law repeals that preceded it may seem horrific, cold, and barbaric. And it is very easy to find quotes from some pro-choicers who are completely unconcerned about the bioethical dimensions of even third-trimester abortions, or who have a callous disregard for the plight of women who do not want to have abortions, but are forced to do so for economic reasons. As a member of the pro-choice movement, I have committed to the idea that abortion should be legal. But even I have doubts, significant doubts, about where my movement is sometimes headed. As we consider the is