What impact has Roe vs. Wade had on American society?

Question

Is abortion accepted more as a norm since it is now legal, or did it have such a large following before the Supreme Court Ruling?

I havent had an abortion, I was just wondering the impact of this decision on our society today

Answer 1

Abortion is only accepted as the norm by people that have no morals.
Abortion has had a adverse psychological impact on American society, there has yet to be a serious study done on the Impact of Abortion on American men.

Answer 2

Roe V Wade Impact

Answer 3

Roe vs Wade was ruled upon in the early 70's, I think it was 1973, I was only twelve then. The reason for this ruling was to curtail back street abortions done by unscrupulous "doctors", using unsanitary tools. Let's be honest about this, as they were when making this controversial decision. Whether it is legal or illegal, makes no difference. Abortions have been going on since the beginning of time, and it will continue until the end of days.
You are a bit misguided in your thinking, Roe vs. Wade made it legal, the current Supreme Court is leaning in the other direction, making it more difficult to have the procedure done. If Roe vs. Wade is overturned, it will not put an end to it, it will just be done as it was before the 70's.
Finally, to all of those of you out there who are pushing for this overturning? Are you willing to put your money where your mouth is, by supporting all of those who will wind up on welfare? Are you willing to up en up your homes to those who will be abused, because they were not wanted in the first place? Are you willing to pay for psychiatric care for those who were neglected, abandoned, because the parents were not responsible enough to take care of, love, nurture, and guide their offspring? If you must have it your way, then you must be willing to pay. Don't complain later, that you are tired of giving up your tax dollars to the welfare system.

I DO NOT CONDONE ABORTION. I COULD NEVER DO IT MYSELF. BUT I DON'T THINK I HAVE THE RIGHT TO TELL SOMEONE ELSE THAT THEY CANNOT, IF THEY FEEL IT IS NECESSARY DUE TO THE MANY REASONS GIVEN.
BTW. I HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS WHO ARE GROWN, AND I HAVE THREE GRANDCHILDREN, ALL OF WHOM I ADORE. I COULD NOT IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT THEM.

Answer 4

Well that is a question that probably has quite a lot of answers. One of the most unpopular answers was posed by D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. They wrote the book “Freakonomics” which, among many things, addressed this very question. They put forth the idea that the end result of legal abortion in this county was a lower crime rate. You will have to read the book to get all of the information but they believe that the crime rate dropped in the early 1990 and remains low today because people are aborting the children that would have otherwise been committing crimes. Just thought I would give an interesting answer.

Mr. Justis

Answer 5

Hard to say whether it is the norm. Many women either did an illegal abortion which sometimes had some serious consequences (including death) or they went out of the country to get it done.

Now women can go to a clean clinic and get it done safely.

I personally feel that we wouldn't have to perform abortions as much if we had a better sex education program. Many schools tote that abstinence bullsh*t and don't teach the teens where they can go to protect themselves. Back 20-30 years ago if you got pregnant out of wedlocked or as teenager you were looked down upon. There was a social stigma to it. Also if you were a pregnant teenager once you started showing you were taken out of school or taken to a seperate program. Now a days pregnant teenagers are accepted as normal but we have yet to revamp our sex education programs.

Answer 6

According to Alan Dershowitz and the ACLU,

"Between 1967 and 1971, under mounting pressure from the women's rights movement, 17 states decriminalized abortion. Public opinion also shifted during this period. In 1968, only 15 percent of Americans favored legal abortions; by 1972, 64 percent did. When the Court announced its landmark 1973 ruling legalizing aboriton in Roe v. Wade, it was marching in step with public opinion." -- ACLU Position Paper: The Right to Choose (fall 2000). Quote by Dershowitz in "Supreme Injustice: How the Supreme Court Hijacked Election 2000."

Also, according to Dershowitz,

"The short-term consequences of constitutionalizing the abortion issue were powerful and positive for the pro-choice movement. The long-term consequences were disastrous. Roe v. Wade provided the religious right and the conservative wing of the Republican Party one of the best organizing tools and rallying cries imaginable. The right-to-life movement was energized by this decision and became one of the most potent political forces both nationally and in a large number of states. ...
"Roe v. Wade helped secure the Presidency for Ronald Reagan by giving him a 'free' issue. It was free because he -- and other right-to-life Republicans -- could strongly oppose all abortion without alienating moderate Republican women and men who favored a woman's right to choose but felt secure in the knowledge that the Supreme Court would continue to protect that right, regardless of what Reagan and others said or did. Abortion thus became the most important issue for right-wing religious zealots and a marginal issue for moderate Republicans who favored a woman's right to choose but who also supported the Republicans' economic and other programs. This helped to destroy the moderate wing of the Republican Party. ..." -- Dershowitz, "Supreme Injustice."

Answer 7

Most likely, the Supreme Court would rightfully rule that the Supreme Court CANNOT legislate as to what trimesters are legal to abort and which ones aren't and so forth. So Congress would likely try to make a law banning it, the President would veto it. Until a pro-life Congress had a pro-life President or vice versa, then nothing will be decided and each, individual state will be able to write their own laws regarding the issue.

Answer 8

None.
Banning abortion is not an issue.
People will have abortions regardless. So i don't care if it is legal or not.
I am tired of all this rhetoric that will bring no results.
Why don't we move on and deal with real issue. Like foreign policy and FINALLY working out tax system that works.

Answer 9

i don't know norm, but it gave women who for what ever reason and situation a choice in life. i can only speak for me, i am a father . if my daughter became pregnant, and she decided on abortion, i would support her, it is her choice and no one else.

Answer 10

it had a very big impact on society....
you have on one hand, people who agree with it, and on the other, people who don't...
the old saying, cant make everyone happy, just make yourself happy....
EVERYONE is entitled to their own personal opinion, and NO ONE should try and influence others to their way of thinking....
PEOPLE need to MIND THEIR OWN BUSINESS...