Abortion Since Row v. Wade Abortion has quickly become the most powerful social issue in the United States since slavery . Abortion is a topic that is very controversial because it deals with the potential life of a human being. There have been many Supreme Court cases dealing with the abortion controversy, including the landmark 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade that protected a woman’s constitutional right to have an abortion. This case was the turning …showed first 75 words of 1661 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1661 total…the decision in Roe v. Wade, which gave women the absolute right to have an abortion. Since that major breakthrough, women have realized greater freedom and it has become less burdensome for women to have an abortion. Although the abortion controversy has come a long way since the early 70’s, it is no where near reaching its end. Because abortion deals with the potential lives of human beings, there will always be controversy surrounding it.