In regards to abortion the courts governs well by allowing women the right to abortions. For instance, “In 1973, Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court found a right in the U.S. Constitution for a pregnant woman, in consultation with her doctor, to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. In the forty plus years since the decision, the Court has repeatedly upheld that basic right” (Rosenberg). Moreover, “In the early 1970s, the Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases challenging laws that restricted abortions” (Rosenberg). In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court considered a challenge to a Texas law outlawing abortion in all cases except those in which the life of the mother was at risk (Rosenberg). “The second case, Doe v. Bolton, focused on a more lenient Georgia law that allowed a woman the right to terminate her pregnancy when either her life or her health was in danger” (Rosenberg). Ultimately, in both cases the lower court’s had declared the statutes unconstitutional …show more content…
Connecticut is the landmark case that led to Roe v. Wade. The case argued that it was unconstitutional to outlaw contraceptives of any sort. “On June 7, 1965 the Supreme Court argued that the law which imposed criminal sanctions upon any person who uses any drug, medical article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception is unconstitutional” (Roraback). Also, the Supreme Court declared that the Connecticut law was unconstitutional because it restricted contraceptive use by married couples and this violates their right to privacy (Fein). “The decision spawned additional vexing ligation seeking expansion of the right to privacy to include possession of obscene materials in the home, personal reputation, abortion, confidentiality regarding drug use, and homosexual sodomy” (Fein). These cases led to the Supreme Court being the political thicket of policy-making because the right of privacy expounded in Griswold v. Connecticut was unanchored by either constitutional text or purpose