Part one of term paper
Abortion has always been an extremely controversial issue. There are, and will probably always be many different views concerning the ethical acceptability as well as the social policy aspects of abortion. In fact, before the decision made in the famous court case of Roe v. Wade, abortion was morally wrong and was constituted as a crime tha ...

Part two of term paper
... made that there is a right to abortion and women do possess that right. This decision then proposed new topics; such as Where does the women’s right come from? and What is the basis for denying this right? According to Justice Blackmun, the decision to terminate a pregnancy is accounted for in the woman’s right to privacy. However, he also contends that the state has a right to protect potential life, and this interest becomes compelling at the point of viability. Until a pregnant si ...