An important milestone in the women's health movement was B. Roe v. Wade decision of 1973
How was Roe v. Wade decision important ?
This landmark Supreme Court decision legalized abortion in the United States, establishing a woman's right to choose to have an abortion as a fundamental constitutional right.
The Supreme Court, in an opinion written by Justice Harry Blackmun, held that the Texas law prohibiting abortion except to save the life of the mother was unconstitutional because it violated a woman's right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The decision established a framework that divided pregnancy into three trimesters, with different levels of state interest and regulation allowed at each stage. This ruling effectively legalized abortion across the United States and had a profound impact on women's reproductive rights and healthcare access.
Options include:
A. 13th Amendment
B. Roe v. Wade decision of 1973
C. Civil Rights movement