Roe v. Wade - Audrey Queen
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- Privacy is an american value and can be protected by the constitution.
- The Griswold v. Connecticut case recognizes privacy as a value in American life, and can be protected by the Constitution.
- So you can't give me an abortion?
- Texas law makes getting or performing an abortion a felony.
- I'm sorry, but Texas law outlaws abortion.
- The State is violating the right to privacy as given by the 1st, 4th, 5th, 9th, and 14th amendments to the Constitution.
- Jane Roe files suit against the State, represented by Wade, because of their abortion law.
- Despite Wade's counter argument, the Court rules in favor of Roe. The case is then appealed to the Supreme Court.
- Privacy is not a right explicitly granted by the Constitution, and a women's privacy does not outweigh the life of a fetus.
- The Supreme Court rules in favor of Roe, and determines that States can only interfere with an abortion during the third trimester, or in specific circumstances during the second.
- This Court upholds the previous ruling and protects a woman's right to choose.
- After the Supreme Court's ruling, doctors were able to give safe abortions to patients, and clinics such as Planned Parenthood were able to open.
- Because of the recent law change, I can perform legal abortions.
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