You good at government? You know about the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case? GET IN HERE!!!!?

Question

I need a very good summory online, but I don't know what can be trusted since I'm not too familiar with the case. All I know is that it's about abortion and such... but I need the details, man! You know that case well, you're useful! Go get me a good summary of the case from the World Wide Web and you WILL be rewarded. (i need your judgement since you know the topic better than me by alot....)

your answers are fine; however, I'd like to have it on an actual webpage. NO offense.

Just plz include links with your answers. And don't use wikipedia, cuz it isn't exactly what I need.... remember [short] summary of Roe v. Wade. Thank you.

Answer 1

The Roe v. Wade decision prompted national debate that continues to this day. Debated subjects include whether and to what extent abortion should be illegal, who should decide whether or not abortion is illegal, what methods the Supreme Court should use in constitutional adjudication, and what the role should be of religious and moral views in the political sphere. Roe v. Wade reshaped national politics, dividing much of the nation into pro-Roe (mostly pro-choice) and anti-Roe (mostly pro-life) camps, and inspiring grassroots activism on both sides.

Answer 2

Well, hit wikipedia and that at least will point you in a direction...

One thing I would like to advise you of, and this is just from my reading of some books that touched on the subject, is the point of view of Harry Blackmun, who wrote the majority opinion:

His rationale was not to make abortion legal for women, but to give doctors the right to make a medical decision without fear of being jailed. The decision was written with the allowance for women to choose based upon trimester. So there was thought about the life of the fetus.

But this was not some Warren Court social engineering. People at that time though abortion was pretty foul. But Blackmun came more from a medical standpoint and a doctor knowing what is best for a patient than what the war on Roe v. Wade has perverted into. I cannot speak for the other justices on the court.

Oh, I am actually against Roe v. Wade because I believe in state's rights. But I do think doctors should be able to make a medical decision when the mother's welfare is at stake. I do not think (nor does Justice Ginsburg) that there is an implicit "right to choose" under the 14th Amendment.

Good luck finding info on the subject that is historical. There is so much propaganda on both sides right now. I wish I could help more, but I only know of the subject obliquely from reading history.

Answer 3

Well, the write up in Wikipedia is quite good and very complete.
Roe v. Wade was a Supreme Court decision that ruled a woman has the private right to terminate a pregnancy for any reason up to "viability", based on the Due Process clause of the 14th Amendment. The case originated in Texas.
The legitimacy of the ruling has been challenged several times, all unsuccessfully.

Answer 4

Everything you need to know can be found at this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_vs._wade