Throughout the United States, the use of abortion is an ongoing controversy and a prominent issue in modern day society. Questions are constantly raised, whether one is Pro-Choice or Pro-Life. Whether it is a moral dilemma, or just simply wrong. Since the beginning of civilization the process of abortion has been practiced, however, by the mid 1800's, many people sought to criminalize the practice. By 1880 abortion had been banned in the United States, by way of protesting via state legislatures. Although abortions were outlawed, they were still being performed illicitly and illegally (Flanders, 5, 36).

Women began fleeing to Europe and other foreign areas of the world, where abortion was still legal. By the 1960/s, abortion became a phenomenon, and many women began challenging the law, however none of them succeeded. In March of 1970, a woman by the name of Norma McCorvey sought out to have an abortion due to her meager standard of living. To hide her identity she changed her name to "Jane Roe" for the case, and filed suit in Dallas, Texas where Henry Wade was district attorney at the time. Eventually, Roe won the case, because the law was declared a violation to the right to personal l

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only other study using prospective data found a statistically

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