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Luke Marsh - Human Rights Essay (Abortion) The right to abortion has been recognised in the USA since 1973, following the Supreme Court decision of Roe v Wade. The decision was seven judges to two, so was a clear majority. Despite this it is still a very controversial decision that is continually facing attack, even now on its 30th anniversary. In this case the Supreme Court held that it was unconstitutional to deprive the woman of a right to an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy, in most instances in the second trimester and for some reasons in the third trimester. The decision in this case was based on the Constitutional right to Privacy implied by Amendment 14 of the US Constitution. The Court made it clear that their decision as to the right to privacy only extended to privacy in the sense of personal sovereignty.1 This is important...

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