Title: Roe v. Wade and the Right to Abortion | NWLC
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Resource
The Constitutional Right to Privacy Predates Roe v. Wade
The Decision to Have an Abortion is Protected under the Constitutional Right to Privacy
The Evolution of the Constitutional Right to Abortion, Post-Roe v. Wade
The Current Landscape – Roe and the Right to Abortion is Under Constant Attack

Content: If Roe is overturned, it would leave abortion decisions to politicians in Congress and states. Groups on both sides of this issue agree that at least 30 states are poised to make abortion illegal within a year if that were to happen. In the four decades since Roe v. Wade was decided, women and their families have come to rely upon the fundamental constitutional protection of a woman’s decision to have an abortion. Although Roe – and the right to privacy and liberty upon which it relies – has been repeatedly reaffirmed by the Supreme Court, attacks upon the right continue. Attempts to erode the constitutional underpinning of a right upon which women and their families rely threaten both women’s decision-making and ability to play an equal role in society. Published On: January 18, 2013 Associated Issues: Abortion Health Care &