22 gen 1973 anni - Abortion is legalized (Roe v Wade)

Descrizione:

This court case is known as Roe v Wade because the case was filed by some known as Jane Roe against the District attorney of Dallas County, Henry Wade (he enforced a Texas law that banned abortion unless it is to save a women's life). The court decided that a woman's right to an abortion is under the right of privacy in the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision allowed women to have an abortion during the entire pregnancy.

Significance: Gives more rights to women and allows women to be more independent and think for themselves.

https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/04/us/roe-v-wade-fast-facts/index.html

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