On January, 22, 1973 the U.S. supreme court issued the Roe v. Wade decision. This was the ruling that gave women the right to choose to have a legalized abortion, early in gestation, for any reason. Since the 1973 supreme court ruling there have been over 43 million abortions in the U.S. This issue is very controversial because there is no consensus in law when life (i.e. human personhood) begins. When during pregnancy does a new human life exist with full civil rights-including the most important right of all: the right to live? …
