On this day in history, Jan. 22, 1973, Supreme Court issues its landmark Roe v. Wade decision

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : However, many others, including those on the pro-choice side of the issue, believe that abortion is "a basic health care need for millions of women, girls and others who can become pregnant," as Amnesty International, headquartered in the U.K., notes on its website.
45% : It adds, "Regardless of whether abortion is legal or not, people still require and regularly access abortion services."
41% : I don't believe in abortion even in an extreme situation.
41% : "The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one on which the defenders of Roe and Casey now chiefly rely -- the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment," the opinion continued.
39% : On this day in history, Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade -- claiming that the unduly and restrictive state regulation of abortion was unconstitutional, according to Britannica.
38% : PRO-LIFE ACTIVIST ELIZABETH JOHNSTON: 'WE REMEMBER ALL LIVES LOST THROUGH ABORTION'
37% : In a majority opinion written by Justice Harry A. Blackmun, "the Court held that a set of Texas statutes criminalizing abortion in most instances violated a woman's constitutional right of privacy," according to Britannica, "which it found to be implicit in the liberty guarantee of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment."
36% : Abortion is arguably one of the most controversial issues in today's society.
35% : So she sought federal action against Henry Wade, a district attorney in Dallas County, Texas, claiming the existing ruling prohibiting abortion violated her constitutional rights.
33% : The Supreme Court ultimately ruled 7-2 in her favor -- agreeing in its landmark decision that state laws prohibiting abortion were unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment.
30% : Today, abortion is almost totally banned in 12 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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