Abortion Abortion, which has been legal for over 23 years, is against the Constitution and the Supreme Court case that legalized it should be overturned. In 1971 a pregnant single woman (Roe) brought a class action suit challenging the constitutionality of the Texas criminal abortion laws, which prohibited having or attempting an abortion except on medical advice for the purpose of saving the mother's life. This lawsuit was labeled Roe v. Wade. The Wade of Roe v. …showed first 75 words of 1914 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1914 total…Due to the source of these statistics they are naturally conservative, at any given time they could be rather low in comparison with the actual statistics. Abortion was legalized by the Supreme Court on January 22, 1973. It has been legal for more than 23 years. Abortion is against the Constitution, harms women, and involves the purposeful termination of human life. On these grounds Roe v. Wade should be overturned and abortion be once again be made illegal.