Politics refers to the processes, defined and limited through legal documents, by which decisions are made in governments. In politics, rights are the protections and privileges legally granted to citizens by the governments. In a democracy, certain rights are considered to be inalienable, and not subject to grant or withdrawal by government. Regarding abortion law, the political debate usually surrounds a right to privacy, and when or how a government may regulate abortion. There is abundant debate regarding the extent of abortion regulation. Some pro-choice advocates argue that it should be illegal for governments to regulate abortion any more than other medical practices. On both rises of the debate, some argue that governments should be permitted to prohibit elective abortions after the twentieth week, viability, or the second trimester. Some want to prohibit all abortions, starting …show more content…
In general, the right to privacy can be found to rest on the provisions of habeas corpus, which first found official expression under Henry II in the eleventh century England, but has precedent in Anglo-Saxon law. This provision guarantees the right to freedom from arbitrary government interference, as well as due to process of law. This conception of the right to privacy in operant in all countries which have adopted English common law through Acts of Reception. The Law of the United States rests on English common law by this means. Roe v. Wade was a case in 1973 that terminated the state laws that banned abortion. Over twenty cases have addressed abortion laws in the United States, all of which upheld Roe v. Wade. Since Roe, abortion has been legal throughout the country, but states have placed varying regulations on it, from requiring parental involvement in a minor’s abortion to restricting late-term