Supreme Court legalizes abortion in Roe versus Wade

Category
Human Rights
Place
United States
Date
1973
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"The court acknowledged the sensitivity of the issue and the strong emotions on both sides, but ruled in effect that, under the 14th Amendment, a woman cannot legally be prevented from having an abortion during the first six months of her pregnancy solely on the grounds that her life was not considered to be in danger." [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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