Ethical Issues: The Roe Vs. Wade Debate

Abortion has been an ongoing controversial topic for over a decade and majority ethical or political debates begin and ultimately cease with the ruling that was made in the Roe vs Wade trial. The Supreme Court trial did not arise overnight, the difficulty being faced with abortion had started long ago and the Roe vs Wade trial was the final stepping stone into the exploration of the world and substantially the United States with the views of the citizens. The United States is highly affect by the Roe vs Wade trial which is solely surrounded by the controversial topic of the right to abortion. This first and deciding trial has profoundly impacted the topic of abortion, shedding much more light on the exchanges later made in history based on

this topic and the ruling on whether outlawing abortion is unconstitutional. Innumerable encounters due to this trial has heavily affected the lives of various people intensely.
The Roe vs Wade debate was met by two lawyers, Linda Coffee and Sarah Weddington defending their case based on the life of a lady named Norma L. McCovery, who is better know as Jane Roe in the Roe vs Wade supreme court trial. Abortion is still thought of as the topic no one should mention do the fact most people did not see eye to eye on this controversial topic. When Coffee and Weddington had addressed this issue to the district attorney’s office filing a lawsuit it was a surprise to all, that two female lawyers started an epidemic that would change the way our government and societies are formulated. Henry Wade the district attorney of Dallas County from 1951 to 1987 who was on the opposing side, defending the “Pro-Life” case of the lawsuit. The Roe vs Wade trial is a lawsuit based on the grounds of the fourteenth amendment which embodies the concept of personal liberty, originally filed by “Jane Roe’s” representation Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee against the Dallas District Attorney’s Office. Henry Wade at the time was the Dallas district attorney that pursuited the anti-abortion statue passed in the state of Texas. Based on the ruling of the Supreme Court it is unconstitutional for any state to outlaw the procedure of abortion on the grounds of the fourteenth amendment and the ninth amendment for Human’s Rights. Claims that have been made against abortion include that the laws are based on the Victoria idea of discouraging illicit sexual conduct, this claim has been overruled by courts and commentators. Adding to the previous argument claims have also been made that the procedure itself is hazardous to the women, which has been overruled by the argument of modern medicine, which states medicine had drastically improved over time and now the procedure is precise and there is fleeting chance of a bad outcome. A claim has been made stating that it is in the States’ interest with protecting prenatal life. The decision made by the Supreme Court is that it is states unconstitutional for a state to forbid an abortion procedure during the first trimester of a woman’s pregnancy. The Supreme Court decision was drawn from decades of case laws stating the government could not interfere with the citizens personal decisions about conceiving, marriage and other aspects of the citizens personal lifestyle. The state is permitted to enforce laws due to the mother's health in the second and third trimesters and any laws that protected the fetus in the third trimester. The Row vs Wade debate still remains the most recognized trial with a supreme court ruling.
The Roe vs Wade trial is related to the exploration of different topics and how it impacted the information known today.

The medical development of the procedure for abortion would not be as innovative and safe as it is today with out the ruling of the trial. This trial has cultivated debates making judgment about a persons morals, at times people are judged upon by others depending on their personal views of abortion. Moreover several topics have turned out to be related to abortion which were brought up after the Roe vs Wade debate. For example the expansion of women’s rights is an effect of this trial, without the Roe vs Wade trial the women’s rights activist that stand for the right of every individual women and her body that inspired so many have been completely different. Due to the fact Women’s Rights was a well known topic in the 1970’s the ruling of the trial increasingly emphasized women’s rights which was at that time starting to develop at a high pace and more women supported women’s rights activist everyday. Women’s Rights was finally getting the justice it deserved and the idea was becoming much larger, this was landmark in women’s rights as a step in the right direction for the equality of women. The women and men protesting side by side stating they are “Pro-choice” was not to say whether or not terminating a pregnancy is ethical, but rather fighting for the right for a women to be given the choice to determine whether or not they are content continuing on a pregnancy. Contraceptives were also an effect of this debate stating whether it is correct for people to be using contraceptives, and if contraceptive being used so openly is ethical for people will start mistaking abortion for a type of contraceptive. The thought that such a “Taboo” topic sparked a change in the way our government is coordinated did not indulge the citizens of the United

States.
Many encounters were faced by everyone from December 1971 till January 1973, the effects of the Roe vs Wade case was drastic many peoples lives alternated due to their opposing opinions. “Jane Roe” was called names time and time again, being called a murderer and heartless. Henry Wade was also attacked by women and men of all sorts, saying he’s being unfair and sexist. The encounters faced by “Jane Roe” were so drastic as of now Norma L. McCorvey’s views of abortion have changed immensely, she is now an activist in the pro-life campaign. The ruling on this case was not only personal but political as well, the effects of the ruling on this case would not only affect the life of Norma L. McCorvey but all women’s rights activists and