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Roe v. Wade | 4. Roe Against Wade

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How Long Into a Pregnancy Should Abortion Be Legal?

The Supreme Court ruled that abortion should be legal until viability, the point when a fetus could survive outside the womb. The justices then had to decide how long into a pregnancy this should last. Justice Lewis powell suggested they go with the standard established in abeley versus markell. But even so, the reasoning is still constructed around trimesters.

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