In a historic decision the US Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that women, as part of their constitutional right to privacy, can terminate a pregnancy during its first two trimesters. Only during the last trimester, when the fetus can survive outside the womb, would States be permitted to regulate abortion of a healthy pregnancy. In what year did this occur?

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1973 Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case establishing that most laws against abortion violate a constitutional right to privacy, overturning all state laws outlawing or restricting abortion. It is one of the most controversial decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade [Edited to add reference - McG] Feb 02 05, 8:29 AM

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