In World War II, the nature of combat changed significantly from the Great War, and so did the nature of post-traumatic stress disorder. Foxholes were used rather than the trenches of the First World War.
Supreme Court legalizes abortion. In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Roe v. Wade that women, as part of their constitutional right to privacy, can terminate a pregnancy during its first two trimesters.
II. Setting the Groundwork for Roe: The Evolution of the Alleged âRightâ to Abortion The Supreme Court found that the Constitution protected a generalized âright to privacyâ for the first time in history in Griswold v. Connecticut. 4 In Griswold, the plaintiff was convicted 1 410 U.S. 113 (1973). 2 410 U.S. 179 (1973).