The topic of Abortion has divided our society since abortion was deemed illegal at state level by the end of the 19th century. The ruling on illegal abortion in the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade legalized abortion based on the court's creation of “trimester framework” and fetal variability. Fetal viability is defined as the time frame a fetus can survive outside of the womb under normal circumstances, without medical intervention. While supporters of abortion and abortion rights saw this as a huge victory, I do not necessarily agree as this ruling still allows abortion to be regulated at a state level based on the fetal variability requirements that were set forth. Thus, it has continued to allow state leaders to impose their own legal …show more content…
With abortion now illegal, (State the time period or year...... ) was becoming evident that women were living in a man's world and the message was loud and clear – women were expected to continue to allow men to dominate their lives and their choices. Soon enough women across the world started to grow tired of having no control and they were becoming more independent and vocal. With this newfound independence, women’s actions were put under the microscope more than ever and every step they took to secure their rights, moral judgment followed. The women were now being judged on if she was having sex or pregnant out of wedlock, or worse; pregnant as a result of a rape or incest. Rather than be judged, women were forced to find ways to circumvent the system and seek out alternative ways to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. As more and more women started to break free from the norm, they realized they should be treated no different from man. Momentum increased, and the women’s rights movements started to take shape. Women began fighting for equality, the right to vote, the right to use contraception, the right to work & the right to equal pay & opportunities (“Abortion Essay - The Church Was Pro-Choice”). A pivotal turning point in abortion rights occurred when women were given the right to practice law. This paved the way for two newly barred female attorneys to take on the State of …show more content…
As predicted, the opposing lawmakers were sent into a tizzy once the ruling removed some of their power. The result caused lawmakers to get creative and think outside of the box as to how they may overturn the ruling. Fast forward 20 years, lawmakers found the loop hole, and the Supreme Courted ruled against trimester framework in 1992’s Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The new ruling paved the way for states to impose a variety of roadblocks such as requiring a wait period of 24 hours, counseling (what kind of counseling ), ultrasounds (type and number of us required), and the enacting laws that may or may not have forced a medical professional to provide incorrect information through “informed consent”. “Casey opened the door for a whole host of restrictions that would have probably been unconstitutional under a straight Roe analysis” said Jessica Mason Pieklo, a constitutional law expert and senior legal analyst at RH Reality Check. The keyword The Principle of Legal moralism is society; however, it's fair to say that state lawmakers (can you site the states and dates this happened) removed that word (which word)and wrote their own. As one lawmaker left office another would come in and erase the previous lawmakers name and enter theirs. It’s become a vicious cycle that just keeps repeating itself,