Roe Vs Wade Research Paper

Roe versus Wade was a court case which started back in Texas in 1973 but traveled up to the Supreme Court, who made the decision to legalize abortion within the first two months of pregnancy, proving that abortion is a fundamental right. Since Roe vs Wade, there has been reportedly over 56 million abortions performed (O’Bannon, 56,662,169 Abortions in America Since Roe vs. Wade in 1973)
Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion first appeared back in the 1820s, “forbidding abortion after the fourth month of pregnancy”. In 1920 the American Medical Association and others outlawed abortions in the United States. Many people against abortion would say it’s closely related

Women who are denied abortions are more likely to become unemployed, to be on public welfare, to be below the poverty line, and to become victims of domestic violence. A University of California at San Francisco study found that women who were turned away from abortion clinics (because they had passed the gestational limit imposed by the clinic) were three times more likely to be below the poverty level two years later than women who were able to obtain abortions. 76% of the "turnaways" ended up on unemployment benefits, compared with 44% of the women who had abortions. The same study found that women unable to obtain abortions were more likely to stay in a relationship with an abusive partner than women who had an abortion, and were more than twice as likely to become victims of domestic violence. (ANSIRH, The Turnaway Study) Women who’s also turned away from abortion will try to find any other means to get rid of the unborn. There are other people besides the doctor who will perform the procedure for the mother but there are major complications because they could die from the use of the wrong surgical