Our Corner | Roe v. Wade: After 40 Years, Deep Divide Is Legacy

Our Corner | Roe v. Wade: After 40 Years, Deep Divide Is Legacy January 22, 2013

Today is the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, which established American women’s constitutional right to an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy. But although a majority of Americans have consistently supported legal abortion since the Roe ruling, the country remains deeply divided over the procedure.


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