over the past decade, the Guttmacher Institute argues, since most restrictions were created during this period.The 1973 court case was based on the experience of Norma McCorvey. Pregnant and unmarried, she wanted to have an abortion but the law prevented her from doing so. At that time, women in Texas could only end their pregnancies in life-threatening situations in which a termination could save a woman’s life.
McCorvey’s lawyers gave her the pseudonym “Jane Roe” and filed a court case against her state’s district attorney, Henry Wade, in which they argued Texas abortion laws were unconstitutional. Judges in that state ruled in McCorvey’s favour.At the time of the ruling abortions were already available in some parts of the US — but this decision meant that states with policies preventing terminations had to be struck down.
Many South Africans are asking: what are the implications for our country, where abortions are legal, if the US reverses their abortion rights? Would the US, for instance, put restrictions on aid money for reproductive health programmes in South Africa and say funds can’t be used for abortion services? Will potential changes in US abortion laws spur changes in our own termination of pregnancy legislation?The demise of thecase will have little effect onabortion services in South Africa.
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