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A 9 page paper which examines this controversial Supreme Court case and considers how it significantly altered society and society’s belief systems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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but in so doing also has the power to change society. A High Court decision is reflective of social change or a shifting in prevailing attitudes (Schultz, 1998).
While social reforms usually originate elsewhere, the government - the Supreme Court in particular - is responsible for securing and promoting these reforms (Schultz, 1998). The effect of a
Supreme Court decision on the alteration of society and the belief systems of its members was never more evident than with the landmark 1973 case, Roe v. Wade 41 US
113, an appeal Norma McCorvey (filing under the name of Jane Roe) filed after the Texas Supreme Court denied her right to seek to terminate her pregnancy. Roe v. Wade
remains "the nations most divisive issue" (Roy, 2003, p. 339). Then and now, it has served as a lighting rod for controversy, inciting passions on the left and right
of ideological scale. The Supreme Courts bold stance took the issue of abortion out of back alleys and into American homes, where heated pro-and-con debates were typically argued around
family dinner tables. The matter was complex in that it not only dealt with the right to privacy, but it also considered right to life, as well as an
individuals right to choose. The Court elected not to address the right to life issue, focusing instead on an individuals privacy, and what lines may or may not be
crossed by the law. In what was regarded at the time as a shocking decision, the Supreme Court handed down a 7-2 verdict on January 22, 1973 that determined
Jane Roes desire for an abortion was a fundamental right. However, contrary to popular belief, this ruling did not legalize abortions
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