roe vs wade
In 1973, 904 abortions were preformed in New York and in 1992 only 694. America's concern's over abortion and under what circumstances it should be allowed was catapulted into controversy on January 22 1973. On that day the U.S Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a Texas law prohibiting an abortion except for the propose of saving a women's life by a vote of 7-2. The decision reached after two presentations before the court invalidated abortion laws in 46 states. The court declared 1. In the first three months of pregnancy the abortion decision must be left to the women and her doctor. 2. In the interest of protecting women's health, states may restrict but not prohibit abortion s in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy 3. In the last three months of pregnancy states may regulate or even prohibit abortions to protect the life of the fetus except when medical judgment determines that an abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother.
Today's debate over abortion remains as harsh as when it first began. Abortion has moved away from being an issue on of a women's choice to choose and has turned to focus on parental consent and weather insurance companies should cover abortions, family planning and contraceptives services. At one time all these questions had been the forefront of the debate, they served, as stand- ins for the courts decision in 1973 under what circumstances should abortion be legal. In 1996 the United States Congress tried to ban late term abortion a but failed. Fifteen states have already banned late term abortion saying that they are protecting innocent babies from brutal deaths. The 1990's have been active in placing restrictions on abortions at the state level. In 1997 thirty-one states had also placed 55 restrictions on abortions. The fear supporters are having is that Roe vs. Wade will become just another hollow law. People began to protest that the Supreme Court ignored state legislation in the expressed consti
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