Roe V. Wade Roe v. Wade refers to the judgment by the US Supreme Court regarding the issue of abortion. The court held that the right to privacy encompassed a woman’s choice on whether or not to terminate a pregnancy. However, the court also ruled that this right to privacy should be weighed against the state’s interests in controlling abortion, including protecting human life and women’s health. The decision nullified a state law that prohibited abortion except in cases where it was necessary to save the mother’s life. It held that states were prohibited from regulating or outlawing any facet of abortion within the first trimester. States could only ratify controls on abortion that were...
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