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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 ....

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... 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 single woman, by the fictional name of Jane Roe, challenged the Texas criminal abortion law, the decision whether or not to terminate the pregnancy was left entirely up to the State. Justice Blackmun, along with six other justices, argued that the decision to abort should be available to the woman-but only up to a certain point during ...