Roe vs. Wade

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In 1973, the Supreme Court case, Roe vs. Wade, the court ruled that abortion may be permitted within a certain time frame. The ruling said that states couldn't prohibit voluntary abortions during the first three months of pregnancy. The decision to terminate the pregnancy should be left up to the woman and her doctor. The Court said that during the remaining six months, however, states may regulate abortion procedures in ways reasonably related to maternal health, …

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…Court's decision came out many people agreed with these circumstances, though now they seem obsolete. However, some felt that the Court made the correct decision. They believed that a woman should have the right to choose whether or not she goes through with the pregnancy. In most of the articles they give pros and cons to each side of the argument. Most religious denominations condemned this ruling, where most women's right groups supported this ruling.