Roe v Wade
noun/ˌrəʊ vɜːsəs ˈweɪd/, /ˌrəʊ viː ˈweɪd/
/ˌrəʊ vɜːrsəs ˈweɪd/, /ˌrəʊ viː ˈweɪd/
- a legal case in the US Supreme Court that decided that abortion was allowed by the ConstitutionCultureThe case was in 1973. The judges said that a state must allow any woman, if she wishes, to have an abortion within the first three months after she becomes pregnant. The decision divided US society and caused a lot of discussion all over the country. The decision was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2022.
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