However, you seem not to understand how this issue has held control over the Republican Party since about 1980, including control of its evolution, and what Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood v Casey really mean to intelligent, educated women.
Wade, religion v. science or what new marshmallow shape to add to boxes of Lucky Charms.
For women, this election was about many different issues, not just abortion rights and Roe v Wade.
The Supreme Court's decision on Roe v Wade established that the US Constitution's right to privacy applied to abortion.
BBC: Roe v Wade abortion ruling turns 40 amid demonstrations
President Barack Obama, meanwhile, said the Roe v Wade anniversary was an opportunity to "recommit" to supporting abortion rights.
BBC: Roe v Wade abortion ruling turns 40 amid demonstrations
Under Roe v Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that any abortion law must allow exceptions for the life and health of the mother.
According to the Centre for Reproductive Rights, up to 30 states are poised to make abortion illegal should Roe v Wade be overturned.
Roe v Wade's guarantee of first-trimester abortions remains in effect, and the constitution's supremacy clause ensures that when state and federal laws are in conflict, federal law wins.
It ought also to reassure those who fear that Roe v Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that made abortion legal in every state, is on the verge of being overturned.
There is a controversial theory put forward by economist Steven Levitt that the increased availability of legal abortion after the Supreme Court ruling in 1973 on Roe v Wade meant that fewer children were born to young, poor, single mothers.
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