Roe vs Wade : abortion

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Today, we are going to talk about one of what has been one of the most controversial subjects in modern History : abortion.

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[...] According to WHO, in 2016, only 61 states allowed abortion without restrictions. This means that in that same year, only 39.5% of women had full access to abortion. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx In the USA, the number of abortions decreases each year : 1,6 million in in 2014, which means 29,3 abortions for 1000 women in 1990 against 14,6 for 1000 in 2014. To compare, in France, the number of abortions is stable and represents 14,9 abortions for 1000 women. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx As an emblematic case, Ireland was the subject of a reprimand in 2011 by the United Nations Human Rights Committee after having criminally sanctioned the voluntary termination of pregnancy of a woman whose fetus presented a fatal malformation. [...]

[...] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do you agree with the idea that it is the role of the State to grant the right to women to be able to abort or not ? And should religion be taken into account when making law ? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx If abortion is equal to murder, in the case the mother's life is in danger because of the pregrancy, should the doctor decide to let the mother die in order to not murder the embryo ? [...]

[...] People who are not in favor of abortion are generally the same people that fight against birth control. Often for religious matters. xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The question of abortion also involves polical issues. Politicians and citizens are not the only to express their opinions as lobbys are also present in the debate, regarding their interest. For example, anti-IVG lobbies act by creating websites. These sites are the best referenced, they arrive at the top of the search results on Google for the term "abortion". [...]

[...] The Chief Justice Burger accepted this motion. Finally, the Supreme Court gave a ruling on 22 January 1973, with a majority of 7 to 2 in favor of Jane Roe, using the right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution extending it to a woman's decision to have an abortion, but that right must be balanced with the interests of the state in the regulation of abortion: protecting the health of women and protecting the potential of human life. [...]

[...] Wishing to remain anonymous, McCorvey will be identified under the pseudonym Jane Roe. Her lawyer, Sarah Weddington, a recent graduate of the University of Texas, is filing a lawsuit on behalf of all pregnant women in Texas. Weddington's argument is based on the lack of precision of Texas anti-abortion laws, their contradictions with the first, fourth, fifth, ninth and fourteenth articles of the United States Constitution. The Dallas attorney representing the state of Texas was Henry Wade. Jane Roe loses her case before the district court, but Weddington made an appeal. [...]