Roe Vs Wade Research Paper

“Prior to Roe V. Wade, abortions were common even though they were illegal. I don’t think making them illegal is going to solve the problem.” (Campolo.) Roe V. Wade is one of the most famous court cases in American History. Before this landmark decision, abortion was considered a common law crime. This lead to women doing illegal abortions in dangerous conditions, potentially ending their own life. The Supreme Court case “Roe V. Wade” has revolutionized abortion by deeming it a Constitutional Right, creating a safeguard for the individual’s well-being, and by separating the United States Government into different political parties. Without Roe v. Wade, the United States would not be the way it is today. January 22, 1973, The Supreme …show more content…
“Indeed, an entire generation of Americans has grown to adulthood since the Roe decision of 1973, which held that the right to choose an abortion was a privacy right protected by our constitution.” (Casey.) Laws prohibiting abortions often took a toll on women’s lives and health. “The years before Roe were often described as "The bad ol days"” (Thomas.) Many women would leave the country to find a physician to perform the procedure for a high cost. Unfortunately, other women who provoked large economic status often resorted to traditional and terrible self-abortions, which lead to dangerous methods of inserting objects into the uterus or ingesting drugs and chemicals. “Women came in bleeding, with fever, with incomplete evacuations, with perforations. Some of them were quite ill and occasionally someone died.” (Boyd.) Once the Courts legalized abortion, deaths due to unsafe conditions dropped by 50%. (Guttmacher Institute.) As more states reformed this law, evidence came that more women who did legal abortions were safer than women who practiced illegal abortions. This meant that safer conditions were created because health clinics were no longer getting closed by law enforcement and were able to perform the abortions under medical …show more content…
This meant women could make a verdict about abortions without any political involvement, get the operation done by safe facilities, and the case also helped in defining two political parties. This historic monument that changed women’s lives was the Supreme Court Case Roe v. Wade. Although abortion is a very controversial topic, it is also a very revolutionary right for both women and the United States. Without Roe v. Wade women and the Government would not be like it is

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