Roe V. Wade Summary

Today, when addressing the topic of women’s rights the ruling of the United States Supreme Court Case Roe v. Wade is typically front and center. This landmark case has become a pillar for many court decisions and changes in several state legislations. This case deals with the legality of abortion as a right and not a medical necessity. In 1970 Norma McCorvey also known as Jane Roe filed a class action law suit against the Dallas County district attorney Henry Wade in Texas (CNN, 2017). At the time McCorvey filed for the law suit she was pregnant and wanted to abort her pregnancy. However, under the Texas State Penal Code Articles 1191-4 and 1196 it was illegal to preform or receive an abortion unless it was medically necessary to save the …show more content…
The Doe’s complaint only brought forth the possibilities that Mrs. Doe could become pregnant or experience contraceptive failure. Therefore, their complaint was dismissed by the Supreme Court (Cornell University Law School, 1992). As for Dr. Hallford his case was too dismissed after review by the Supreme Court. Dr, Hallford was in search of a declaratory and injunctive relief. His claim of what rights were in violation were also that of his pending prosecution. The Supreme Court concluded the District Court was right not to grant injunctive relief to Dr. Hallfor. However, they were in error when they granting Hallford a declaratory relief and reversed the court decision, ultimately dismissing his complaint. Furthermore, the Supreme Court agreed along with the District Court that Roe had grounds for the present litigation. Her case was not moot and was granted declaratory relief (Cornell University Law School, 1992). Overall, the final decision of Roe v. Wade took three years of litigation from 1970 to 1973. The U.S Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision that agreed that women to have the right to an abortion (U.S. History, 2016). They ruled it protected under Ninth and Fourteenth Amendment as it was infringement to one’s right to privacy (CNN, 2017). The court’s ruling gave women the right to abort the pregnancy at any time. However, the state may have regulations regarding the second and third trimesters …show more content…
The only thing I can say is that I can see where they came from, and the logic of the “mother’s” rights. I also can see where an abortion maybe appropriate in case where life of the mother is in danger and in cases of rape. I would also like to point out that Abortion is a clear example of separation of church and state. However, due to my moral and religious beliefs I cannot condone abortion just because someone does not want to have a child. I believe that all life has intrinsic value and is worth fighting for even if that life is in early stages of development, pregnancy. In my opinion, if a person does not want to have a child then there are plenty of contraceptive available. There is a huge difference in the prevention of pregnancy verse aborting a pregnancy after conception. Preventing a pregnancy is as simple is preventing a pregnancy, but aborting a pregnancy after conception is ending a life that has already begun. Abortion should never be taken lightly it is ending a human life that just got stated, and to end that because the mother was not ready is selfish. Moreover, in cases where the mother just simply does not want the child, news flash it takes two people to become pregnant, and I think that both should have a say in whether or not the child has the chance to live. If both parents have parental rights after it is born than both parents should have a voice in

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