''Roe'' and subsequent decisions following it have incited intense public controversy over whether abortion is such a "fundamental right" that it overrides the right of a child to live, the right of a father to prevent the abortion of his child, and the right of states to legislate the issue in accord with the will of the people. [[Pro-choice]] activists generally argue that it does, while [[pro-life]] activists generally argue that it does not. | ''Roe'' and subsequent decisions following it have incited intense public controversy over whether abortion is such a "fundamental right" that it overrides the right of a child to live, the right of a father to prevent the abortion of his child, and the right of states to legislate the issue in accord with the will of the people. [[Pro-choice]] activists generally argue that it does, while [[pro-life]] activists generally argue that it does not. |