Abortion and the US: How it all started

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Roe v. Wade: a federal law that supports the right of women abortion.

 Comfort Pelumi Ojo


In the year 1973, the US Supreme Court declared that the right to abortion was constitutional and made abortion legal. This became federal protection for any woman who wished to have an abortion in any of the states under the jurisdiction of the USA.

 

Before the legalization of abortion by the Supreme Court in 1973, the states in the United States of America were made to decide individually if abortion was to be legal in their state. This restricted many women, including Norma McCorvey, known as Jane Roe, who later was referred to the attorneys (Linda Coffee and Sarah Weddington) who were willing to take up a case against the illegalization of abortion in her state (Texas).

 

After winning the case against her local district attorney, Henry Wade, as regards the abortion rule in Texas, they further appealed to the Supreme Court of the US and succeeded.

 

In recent events, on June 24, 2022, Roe v. Wade was overturned. Many citizens, including the president of the US, Joe Biden, have shown their disagreement with this new development. 

 

Citizens have taken to the street in a protest against the Supreme Court's decision. President Joe Biden also urged citizens to vote for more Congress members who support Roe v. Wade in the upcoming November midterm elections.


The United States Supreme Court has received international backlash from the Canadian Prime Minister, British Prime Minister, former President Barrack Obama, the United Nations among others. 


Many democrats fear that this ruling against abortion can lead to further war against same sex marriage and many other freedom rights of Americans. Some see this verdict as hypocritical. They claim the court upholds gun laws but fight women's rights. They reiterate that "every woman has the right to do what she wants with her body" 


Do you think a woman should be allowed to decide what happens to her baby? 

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