Late-Term Abortion is Inhumane and must be Banned – An Argumentative Essay
The original ruling of Roe v Wade in 1973 stated that according to the Fourteenth Amendment, a woman had the right to have an abortion at any time of a pregnancy until the pregnancy became “viable”. The ruling of Roe v Wade defined “"viable" as "potentially able to live outside the mother's womb, albeit with artificial aid” (Mulinsky and Annas 214). This was defined as the second trimester where the baby was quickened and could move. However, in subsequent cases, notably Planned Parenthood v Casey in 1992, the concept of trimesters and quickening was rejected and it was accepted that a woman could have an abortion at any time. Therefore, it is said that a woman can terminate