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.
1 â Women in US Constitutional History: Reproduction: includes decisions after Roe v. Wade, narrowing and redefining the focus. 2  History of restrictive abortion laws in the United States, as summarized in the Roe v. Wade decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1973.