Introduction

In January 1973, the Supreme court made a bill that protected women and allowed them to decide whether to proceed with an abortion or deliver. Texas’ criminal abortion prohibitions were subsequently repealed (Grossi, 2021). Among the most basic rights, the American constitution assures the right to procreate. Most judges decided that the verdict in Roe’s case may have a profound and instant consequence on the life of millions of American women. Just prior to Roe’s case, the number of illegal abortions in America was not less than 200,000 annually and sometimes could go as far as 1 million abortions. About 5,000- 10,000 women die through abortion yearly, and countless others are injured permanently.

Besides bringing abortion into the open, Roe v. Wade also set the limits for women to have their rights of privacy, protecting them from the organization and governmental influence. This judgment, like those that followed it, recognized the significance of women’s freedom to make choices about their reproductive lives. Despite Roe v. Wade’s significance, the common understanding is that it legalized abortions. This brochure puts Roe v. Wade into perspective by demonstrating how it developed from the American heritage of individual liberty and related to the worldwide trend toward recognizing women’s human rights. This pamphlet makes the case that Roe v. Wade is a product and a contributor to this movement. With detailed citations from the majority opinion, this booklet also seeks to debunk certain misunderstandings about the case’s significance.

Years after the Roe v. Wade ruling, prohibitions on abortion were put in place, and the case reduced the legal oversight of laws prohibiting abortion. Second, it did away with the system of trimesters that were laid forth. The swaying scales of a woman’s independence in choosing to have an abortion versus America’s need to regulate abortion at various stages of pregnancy. However, the effects of Roe v. Wade are being felt today. There should be complete comprehension among those affected by the High Court’s decision as to why it remains a landmark for proponents of women’s reproductive rights (Lavalette et al., 2022).

Background

In Roe v. Wade’s case, there was a holding that the constitution protected women and gave them a right to an abortion should they want. Roe recognized for the first time that it granted choice as the best freedom women could ever get, elevating reproductive autonomy to the same level as free speech and religious freedom. To find a middle ground, The Court established a trimester approach for considering abortion restrictions to protect a woman’s privacy rights and the Government’s concern with preventing harm to future life. Supreme Judicial Court ruled that for the State to impose restrictions on abortions done before fetal viability, they must be narrowly confined to address genuine concerns about the mother’s health. The government may make efforts to preserve the lives of unborn children, such as prohibiting abortions beyond a specific gestational age. If the woman’s life and health are to be protected, the Public’s involvement in the unborn child’s life should give way to her right to an abortion.

Overturning Roe v. Wade should be a global alarm that women’s rights are being actively and relentlessly eroded. The United States Supreme Court upheld a woman’s right to choose abortion in a landmark decision fifty years ago. The Supreme Court of the United States reversed a constitutionally protected right for the first point in recorded history on June 24, 2022. Consequently, many women will instantaneously be unable to have an abortion. This judgment’s consequences will be felt worldwide, giving more power to those who have fought to limit women’s autonomy about their bodies or who have used abortion as a political tool. We must do more than express our solidarity with the women of the United States and worldwide in the days ahead as they fight to restore their rights. We need to push for expanded and protected abortion rights for ourselves. For the first time, the High court Committee was required to rule on an abortion ban after 15 weeks in Mississippi, which prompted this historic shift. In response, the courts ruled favor of the ban and declared Roe v. Wade wrong. Anti-abortion activists now have a green light to push for even stricter bans and regulations in several other states, and 13 have already passed laws prohibiting abortion.

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to overrule Roe v. Wade has widespread effects throughout the United States as individual states implement laws limiting access to abortion, with some states outright outlawing the procedure.