Roe v Wade: Facts of the Case
Civics 101
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The Abortion Debate - Is There a Right to Privacy?
The court canvassed what it saw as leading religious and medical authorities. It essentially said, there's no agreement on when life begins. And so if there is no agreement, neither the supreme court nor the state of texas can impose one view on everybody else. You cannot criminalize abortion during the first trimester, but things get more complicated during the second and third. The debate certainly existed prior to rovy wade, but this political divide was not at top of mind before then.
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