As the world waits to find out whether the US Supreme Court will overturn the landmark RoevWade ruling, Stylist investigates what that eventuality would mean for women across America.
Roe v Wade: 10 defiant images from the Bans Off Our Bodies rally for abortion rights
However, with so much history surrounding Roe v Wade, it can sometimes be hard to wrap your head around exactly what the Supreme Court’s opinion will actually mean for abortion access in the US. Keep reading to check out everything you need to know about this landmark decision – including the kind of legacy overturning the ruling could leave.The case of Norma McCorvey set a precedent which gave women the right to abortions during the first trimester of pregnancy.
The case of Roe v Wade was brought to the Supreme Court because lawyers for Norma McCorvey – the woman who brought the case – believed that a local district attorney was acting unconstitutionally. McCorvey – who was known by the legal pseudonym ‘Jane Roe’ – wanted an abortion, but was unable to get one because abortions were illegal in Texas except in cases where the mother’s life was at risk.
In this way, Roe v Wade was important because it gave women the right to abortion during the first trimester and largely throughout the second . It also put a limit on the amount of power state governments had to regulate abortion on a local level.So-called"trigger" laws in 13 states would ban abortion as soon as Roe v Wade is overturned.
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