14th Amendment Research Paper

In the United States of America abortion is one of the most controversial cases. Starting with Roe V. Wade in this case Norma McCorvey was a high school dropout and was divorced with a five year-old. She couldn’t have an abortion in the states of Texas like in most of the states at that time. In fact, in this case she could not have an abortion unless her life was in danger.
The Supreme Court says that the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment protects the decision of the women on whether to terminate their pregnancy or not. Which also means that “the right of privacy, whether it be founded in the fourteenth amendment’s concept of personal liberty and restrictions upon state action”. Court has said that they recognize that a right of personal privacy or a formal promise of certain areas or zones of privacy does exist under the constitution. There is compelling state interest when the government can limit fundamental rights.
In the first trimester of the pregnancy, the government cannot regulate abortion because the
There is four parts of the Pennsylvania law not including the reporting and public disclosure requirements. The first part, is to be informed by the doctors about the fetal development of the child. The second part, is to get their consent or if they are minors then they would need parental consent. The third part, is to wait at least twenty-four hours after giving their informed consent before having an abortion. The fourth part, is to notifying the spouses that they are having an abortion.
There is three essential holding of Roe V. Wade first one is the right to abortion before viability, second the state interest protecting the health of the women, third the state restrict abortion after viability. Planned Parenthood V. Casey did not overturn Roe V.