Abortrettigheder i USA: Roe v. Wade

In 1969 abortion was illegal in Texas and was only permitted when the mother's life was in danger. Under the alias "Jane Roe," Norma McCorvey, a 25-year-old single woman, challenged Texas's criminal abortion laws. When Ms. McCorvey filed the lawsuit, she was expecting her third child and alleged that she had been raped. She was compelled to give birth after her case was dismissed, nevertheless. Henry Wade the Dallas County district attorney defended the anti-abortion law: hence Roe v. Wade. The people in United States were troubled by the Roe v. Wade ruling and the fact that abortion is now legal in some places and people took to the street and started to protest

Many Americans will have a tougher time finding the abortion pill because of the decision to reject Wade. A study and advocacy group for abortion rights, the Guttmacher Institute, estimates that medication abortions accounted for more than 50% of all abortions performed in the United States in 2020, up from 39% in 2017. However, trigger laws that would outlaw all or almost all abortions, including medication abortions, are taking effect in 13 states.

There are topics that are very difficult to talk about. When certain problems bring people face to face with basic indispensables, it becomes especially difficult to talk about, think about and come up with ideas. Abortion is a complex issue that confronts us with all the debates about life and freedom. Because life and freedom cannot be given up, abortion is a tough field that deserves to be described as difficult. The issue of abortion requires deep reflection, listening and understanding. We need to learn to listen to what women have to say, especially about abortion. Abortion should not be turned into an instrument of political or moral corruption. Abortion is too serious an issue to be left to politics or moralism.