Roe+V+Wade

In 1973 the Supreme Court legalized abortion in the controversial Roe v. Wade case. They based their decision on the constitutional right to personal privacy, and said that abortion is legal for the tfirst three months onf pregnancy. However, after that the rights of the unborn child outweigh the mother's rights and she has to have the baby.

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