el ▁is ▁outside ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁mother " ▁is ▁b anned . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ultimately ▁decided ▁ 5 – 4 ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁un const itution al ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁h inder ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁right ▁to ▁an ▁abort ion . ▁ ▁National ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Women ▁claimed ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁dis reg ard ▁to ▁a ▁basic ▁principle ▁stem ming ▁from ▁Ro e ▁v . ▁W ade , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁only ▁have ▁legisl ative ▁restriction ▁on ▁abort ion ▁be ▁just ified ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁protect ing ▁women ' s ▁health . ▁Hence , ▁the ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁Cho ice ▁Act ▁( FO CA ) ▁which ▁primary ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁saf egu ard ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁access ▁to ▁abort ions ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁Ro e ▁v . ▁W ade ▁r uling ▁is ▁further ▁dis reg arded . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁there ▁are ▁seven ▁states ▁that ▁have ▁made ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁Cho ice ▁Act ▁state ▁law . ▁FO CA ▁will ▁consequ ently ▁su pers ede ▁any ▁other ▁law ▁prohib iting ▁abort ion ▁in ▁those ▁seven ▁states . ▁They ▁are : ▁California , ▁Connecticut , ▁Hawai i , ▁Maryland , ▁Nev ada , ▁Wisconsin , ▁Maine , ▁and ▁Washington . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Maryland , ▁Nev ada , ▁and ▁Washington ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁three ▁states ▁to ▁ad here ▁via ▁ball ot ▁initi ative . ▁ ▁S uc ceed ing ▁in ▁the ▁en act ment ▁of ▁FO CA ▁would ▁ultimately ▁mean