Wade's Case: The 1973 Roe V. Wade

The 1973 Roe v. Wade is one of the most controversial cases in United States in not only the abortion issue, but also in American government. In this paper, I will discuss the case, argument, the decision, and the significance of Roe V. Wade. The Historic decision made by the United States Supreme Court in 1973 legalized abortion on a federal level. As the federal court- particularly the circuit courts and the Supreme Court have become more important in determining American public policies. (Greenberg 435) Now more than thirty years later people all over the country are trying to overturn the decision as well as striving to keep in intact. A Texas law that made abortion a crime except when in the case of saving the mothers life was overruled by the United States Supreme Court in 1973. (Greenberg 435) In 1970, abortion was illegal for women who live in many of the states of the U.S, until a woman by the name of Norma McCorvey also known as Jane Roe, decided it was time to make a change. McCorvey was a resident of the States of Texas, and strongly believed

The Roe v. Wade decision is forever changed and has since impacted the lives of men and women. A criminal statute that did not take into account the stage of pregnancy or other interests than the life of the mother was deemed a violation of Due Process. The government has acceptable regulation about Roe v. Wade. In the first trimester, the state or any government could treat abortion only as a medical decision, leaving medical judgment to the woman 's physician. In the second trimester, the state 's interest was seen as legitimate when it was protecting the health of the mother. After viability of the fetus, the potential of human life could be considered as a legitimate state interest, and the state could choose to "regulate, or even proscribe abortion" as long as the life and health of the mother was protected. (women