Why roe v wade case is famous in USA?”
Roe v. Wade , 410 U.S. 113 (1973),[1] a landmark case of the United States Supreme Court, is one of the most controversial and politically significant cases in U.S. Supreme Court history. In Roe v. Wade, the Court held that a mother may abort her pregnancy for any reason, up until the “point at which the fetus becomes viable.’” The Court defined viable as being “potentially able to live outside the mother’s womb, albeit with artificial aid. Viability is usually placed at about seven months (28 weeks) but may occur earlier, even at 24 weeks.”[2] After viability, abortion must be available when needed to protect a woman’s health (as defined in the companion case of Doe v. Bolton[3]). The court rested these conclusions on a determination that there is a constitutional right to privacy, guaranteed by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In disallowing many state and federal restrictions on abortion in the United States[4], Roe v. Wade prompted a national debate that continue
Roe v. Wade is the historic Supreme Court decision overturning a Texas interpretation of abortion law and making abortion legal in the United States. The Roe v. Wade decision held that a woman, with her doctor, could choose abortion in earlier months of pregnancy without restriction, and with restrictions in later months, based on the right to privacy. Basis of the Roe v. Wade decision: Roe v. Wade was decided primarily on the Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution, a part of the Bill of Rights. The Court’s decision in this case was that the Ninth Amendment, in stating that “the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people,” protected a person’s right to privacy.
