Historical significance of the Roe vs. Wade case
The Supreme Court in the Roe vs. Wade case (1973), made a ruling challenging a Texas statute that prohibited abortion unless the life a woman was in danger. Jane Roe, an unmarried woman, filed the case so that the law could be adjusted to let her have a safe and legal abortion. Wade, a judge at the Supreme Court, sided with Roe and termed the Texas statute unconstitutional. For the first time in history, the Supreme Court acknowledged that the constitutional right to privacy is far-reaching to entail the decision of a woman whether to keep or terminate the ...
