Tuesday, November 1, 2011

ROE v. WADE (1973)

10 facts:
1.) This was the case which decided abortion as a choice was constitutional.
2.) One said reason prochoice prevaled was because there was no marriage involved with "illicit sexual conduct".
3.) A prolife arguement was that the abortion procedure itself was very dangerous.
4.) Due to abortions being illegal in the past, the professionalness had also downgraded leaving many illegally done abortions mortal for the female.
5.) Prochoice rebutted the arguement with the fact that modern abortions were safer with new medical technology.
6.) Legally done abortions with modern technologies in early stages of pregnancies are equal or less mortal than pregnancy deaths.
7.) Another Prochoice opinion was that in the Catholic faith, life is sacred and living from the second of conception... meaning abortion was potentially murder.
8.) That reasoning^* was not plausable by means of the constitution because religion has no means or say to be involved in government.
9.) " District Court determined, in the Ninth Amendment's reservation of rights to the people, is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy." -Right to Privacy.
10.) The case took place in Texas; this was one of the most controversal benchmark court case of all time to this day.

Questions:
1.) So was the "father" with the woman attempting to get the abortion a factor in the case?
2.) How does the Catholic faith so harshly and boldy band abortion if there was not really such a thing back when the religion was being developed?
3.) Has the case had any repeals or amendments to it or whatever to change any of the final verdict?
4.) On the topic of right to privacy, although the right cannot be said "absolute" is there any way to really judge how private something may be constitutionally?
5.) What does Roe have to say about the subject now? Is she still pro choice? How has her life been?

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