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Abortion "At the heart of liberty is the right to define ones own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life. ...
Casey Abortion in the United States Before Roe When Roe v. Wade was decided in
January 1973, abortion except to save a womans life was banned in nearly two-thirds of the states. ... 2 million women resorted to illegal abortion,4 despite the known hazards "of frightening trips to dangerous locations in strange parts of town; of whiskey as an anesthetic; of doctors who were often marginal or unlicensed practitioners, sometimes alcoholic, sometimes sexually abusive; unsanitary conditions; incompetent treatment; infection; hemorrhage; disfiguration; and death. ... 14 The Roe
Compromise Although Roe invalidated restrictive abortion laws that disregarded womens right to privacy, the Court recognized a states valid interest in potential life. ... The Court held that a woman has the right to choose abortion until fetal viability, but that the states interest generally outweighs the womans right after that point.17
Accordingly, after viability -- the time at which it first becomes realistically possible for fetal life to be maintained outside the womans body -- the state may ban any abortion not necessary to preserve a womans life or health.18 25
Years of Roe: A Better Life for Women By invalidating laws that forced women to resort to back-alley abortion, Roe was directly responsible for saving womens lives.
Approximate Word count = 1053
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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