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has a right to an abortion, and this was accomplished through the judicial branch of the government and not the legislature. This is important. There are those who claim that
the judiciary is becoming too powerful, whereas others claim they are not powerful enough. Some criticize the bench contending that there is judicial activism occurring while others claim that the
Court does not do enough. In Roe, a woman brought a class action suit that challenged the constitutionality of the abortion law at the time ("Roe,"
2004). The law at that juncture stated that either procuring or attempting to have an abortion, unless it was medically necessary, is illegal (2004). interestingly, while Roe claimed she
was gang raped, years later it was learned that this was a fabrication (Jeffries, 2004). One has to wonder if it would have gone the other way had she not
gained sympathy from the judges. Ironically, she is now an anti-abortion activist (Wood, 1998). Roes disposition is really irrelevant. It was a class action suit. In fact, the suit
brought out the idea that the rights of the mother are hurt because she does not have the right to do what she wants with her own body. Further, the
law is based on religious notions, or notions that go to personal belief. Essentially, the Constitution was challenged and it was a victory for abortion proponents. This landmark case
made abortion legal in every state in the nation. Since that time, activists on the right have tried to reverse it. This has even become a presidential campaign issue as
Presidents do choose Supreme Court justices. The idea that Roe could be overturned does not seem likely, but it is still a concern. In fact, Skocpol, Jones, Foner, Heschel, et
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