Introducing in 1973, the Supreme Court made it an issue of the federal constitutional law by holding that abortion was a constitutional right. Roe v/s Wade protects the rights of Americans to get an abortion, but I am totally against the process of aborting a baby whose central nervous system, heart, and lungs have just begun to develop and the tiny heart is just beginning to beat. The face has just begun to form with dark circles which mark where the eyes will be in the First Trimester.
The United States Congress can pass at least some abortion regulations, but hardly ever does. Its regulation is subject to the same constructional scrutiny as state laws. Each state has its own state constitution and it’s set of state constitutional rights. Though these rights cannot operate in derogation of federal constitutional rights, they can provide rights that are not in the federal constitution. Thus, a state supreme court c
an have it’s own version of Roe v/s Wade finding an independent right to abortion in that state’s own constitution. Roe v/s Wade struck down the abortion laws of most states. Under Roe, no state could regulate abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy. Regulations directly related to maternal health would be allowed during the second trimester.
The Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution guarantees women the legal right to choose abortion, although subject to restrictions after the first trimester. Roe v/s Wade has been crucial in both saving and shaping women’s lives in this country, but women do need to make wise and responsible decisions when it comes down to conception. If a person is going to engage in sexual activity it would be to their advantage to use contraception, especially if they are not prepared to have children and there are other risk involved such as STD’s which a person has
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