In 1973, the Roe versus Wade case was a milestone for all pro-choice advocates. The United States Supreme court ruled that all state laws that prohibit or restrict abortion were unconstitutional and as a result, were overturned. Under the 14th Amendment, the court found that such laws are a violation of a person's constitutional right. The amendment states as follows: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are …showed first 75 words of 735 total…

…showed last 75 words of 735 total…that a woman should not be ridiculed over. It is up to each woman to decide whether to have an abortion. It is a personal, and often times difficult decision that should be made by each individual woman; it is not a public issue, which can be applied to all women by majority vote. American birth control activist, Margaret Sanger said, "No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body."