Abortion has been a hot button issue in American politics for as long as many of us can remember.
Abortion was finally legalized in the U.S. in 1973 by the landmark case Roe v. Wade.
But what is Roe v. Wade?
What led up to the 1973 ruling, and what do women stand to lose now?
In fact, abortion laws leaned more to the liberal side until the late 19th century.
Abortion was achieved in numerous ways, including using cedar root.
Storer lobbied the AMA to ban the procedure completely.
Ultimately, the AMA agreed with Storer and held his opinion on abortion until 1967.
Feminist.com also writes that getting an illegal abortion was dangerous in other ways.
However, that does mean that these rights were enjoyed equally by all women.
AsFeminist.comnotes, thousands of women were still dying from abortions gone wrong.
In June of 1970, the state of Texas ruled that the abortion ban was illegal.
The case was appealed and made its way all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States.
In fact, McCorvey ended up giving birth to the baby and placing her for adoption, too.
Journalist Joshua Prager spent eleven years working on a book about McCorvey.
After his book’s publication, Prager toldNiemen Reportsthat researching McCorvey was challenging because she was a prolific liar.
Shelley Lynn Thornton was adopted by Ruth and Billy Thornton when she was three days old.
McCorvey began looking for Shelley Thornton in 1990.
She began a full-on media campaign that she hoped would conclude in the two meeting.
I know now that she tried to have me aborted" (via The Atlantic).
The two never met before McCorvey’s death in 2017.
Bopp also worked closely with the Republican Party to work anti-abortion rhetoric into the party’s platform.
Falwell once told the Lynchburg News that Roe v. Wade was the motivation he needed to move forward.
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania sued the state to prevent the measures from being enacted (viaBritannica).
In 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment put forth by then-Senator Mike Pence.
The amendment was designed to defund Planned Parenthood.
He was also the first President of the United States to attend the March for Life event in 2020.
At first, things were working in favor of the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences" (via CNN).
