Abortion Laws: Roe V. Wade

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In the year 1970, it was illegal for women in many states to get an abortion. One day, a woman named Jane Roe wished to challenge those laws which kept her from getting what she wanted: an abortion. Her stand against these laws was, is, and will always be controversial among American citizens and people around the world. The historical court case in which this occurred was called Roe v. Wade, and was caused by the events of one woman and many factors of the country in which she called home.
Roe v. Wade did not just appear out of nowhere; there were a series of events which led up to the historical court case. These would include Jane Roe and her pregnancy, her search for what she desired, and this court case coming to be. Without these occurrences, Roe would have never had her day, or years, in court.
The actual event that triggered this case was when the plaintiff, Jane Roe, whose real name is Norma McCorvey, realized that she had become pregnant in September 1969 with her third child. Only some years earlier, Roe had had an unsuccessful marriage with an abusive husband that ended with a divorce. After that divorce, she discovered she was pregnant with a child that was the product of the now-ended marriage. She had the child and put it up for adoption. The child was then adopted by Roe’s mother. Following that, Jane Roe battled with drug and alcohol addictions, and became pregnant with a second child, who was placed up for adoption. Subsequently, Roe became pregnant with a third child, who was the child she carried during Roe v. Wade. The third child was also put up for adoption just like the previous children.
After discovering her third pregnancy, Roe sought an abortion. She finds that in the state of Texas, ...

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...ould be overturned, or that Roe should not be changed. The most well-known of these rallies takes place in Washington, D.C. and begins at the National Mall. From there the protestors march down Constitution Avenue to the Supreme Court building, where signs and petitions are passed out for either side. Norma McCorvey herself has been known to appear at some of these rallies and vocalizes her opinion of abortion and her position in the Roman Catholic Church. Churches have also held Mass services and Pro-Life rallies annually on or near the anniversary.
Norma McCorvey is not only a woman, but a human being, one who has looked back at her life and the decisions she had made and realizes that she regrets her decision to seek an abortion. Yet, she is glad she gave birth and saddened that she will have to fight the rest of her life to undo the law that bears her name.

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