Roe v. Wade

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision which affected the rights of women in determining their own control over abortion. The topic of abortion was discussed by viewing the history of the law, the court decision, and the impact it had on the citizens of the U.S. Now day’s abortion is commonly done all around America and there is nothing wrong with it compared to the 1970s where it was illegal to abort the baby.
In many states including Texas, there was a law for anti-abortion. People were not allowed under any circumstances to abort, or better known as to kill their babies unless it was dangerous to the extent that it could take the life of the mother. Even then, it had to be an exception. At first in the 1800's, it was not regulated in any of the states so by the early 1900's, many states made anti-abortion a law. This law was severely debated by many individuals to the extent that it caused the states to split in different groups. During this time, Roe thought that the states were being unfair and overly strict. California and New York began to legitimize abortion because a huge number of women were aborting their babies by unlicensed physicians. By that time, more than 17 percent of abortions were done illegally. This was during the 1970s where the feminist movements were taking place. In this time, women wanted their rights and freedom. To be equal to men and also be able to decide for their own lives. Roe was a single woman who had been raped when she was out of state. When returning, she wanted to abort her baby because she was unmarried. Another reason for not wanting to be pregnant was because Roe believed it would make life hard on her. She couldn’t travel as much as she wanted to and cou...

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...ittee” was formed to go against the new law which was pro-abortion. The case became very complicated. Some people stated that unborn children should have the same rights as normal people who were already born. Others felt that life was started when a child is born and believed that if an unwanted child is born, they are let go in the streets and undergo abuse and hunger. Many children who are in foster houses are children who were not aborted and the parents let them go after they were born. Catholic churches believed that abortion is just as bad and sinful as murder. This created hatred in some groups who went as far as killing doctors who performed abortions and bombing clinics where the surgeries were done. People thought that the haters were contradicting their own beliefs because why should someone kill another in order to save the lives of the unborn?