the last time roe v wade was challenged was in 2012.
the last time roe v wade was challenged was in 2012.
when was the last time roe v wade was challenged?
2012
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one of the most controversial developments in american women's lives has been the legalization of abortion. in 1973, in the supreme court case roe v wade, the supreme court ruled that it is an illegal violation of privacy to outlaw or regulate any aspect of abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy, and that government can only enact abortion regulations reasonably related to maternal health in the second and third trimesters, and can enact abortion laws protecting the life of the fetus only in the third trimester. furthermore, even in the third trimester, an exception has to be made to protect the life of the mother. this ruling has been extremely controversial from the moment it was made. linda coffee and sarah weddington had brought the lawsuit that led to roe v wade on behalf of a pregnant woman, dallas area resident norma l. mccorvey ("jane roe"), claiming a texas law criminalizing most abortions violated roe's constitutional rights. the texas law banned all abortions except those necessary to save the life of the mother, and roe claimed that while her life was not endangered, she could not afford to travel out of state and had a right to terminate her pregnancy in a safe medical environment.
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