Roe+v.+Wade+(R2)

**Roe vs. Wade **
A pregnant woman wants an abortion, but it is illegal in the state of Texas, so she tries to make it legal by going to the Supreme Court. Roe (pregnant women) filed suit against Wade (district attorney of Dallas Count, TX) to challenge the statute outlawing abortion. No right to privacy explicitly guaranteed in Constitution. Roe contested the statue on the grounds that it violated the Fourteenth Amendment. Mother’s right to privacy implicitly guaranteed in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, Fourteenth Amendments.
 * Background Information...**

That abortion should be legal in the state of Texas and therefore possibly within the entire United States.
 * Issue/ Major Issue...**

First Amendment- protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference Fourteenth Amendment- must have a warrant to search a innocent person Fifth Amendment- No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Ninth Amendment- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people Fourteenth Amendment- granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed
 * Major Law Disscused...**

That abortion should be legal in the state of Texas and therefore possibly within the entire United States.
 * Major Question...**

First Amendment- protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference Fourteenth Amendment- must have a warrant to search a innocent person Fifth Amendment- No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Ninth Amendment- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people Fourteenth Amendment- granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed **Decisition...** They voted **YES** to approve the abortion. They are going to say that women have the right to have the privacy to what is inside there body and they said if a woman wants to terminate her pregnancy it should be her own choice.
 * Major Law Discused...**

**Reasoning...** The reason they voted yes was because they said it was okay for a woman to terminate a pregnancy. They also said that women have the right to privacy. The decision for abortion to be legal was based on the Ninth Amendment which states that “the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” It basically protected a person’s right to privacy