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===Abortion===

===Abortion===

The Supreme Court shockingly established a constitutional right to abortion on January 22, 1973, in ''Roe v. Wade''.  A related decision issued the same day, ''Bolton v. Doe'', expanded that new right to abortion to any time during pregnancy, all the way up to just prior to childbirth.  "Late-term abortion" refers to abortions performed up until childbirth, which were allowed under these two decisions of the Supreme Court until the Court upheld a federal law against late-term abortion in 2007.

The Supreme Court shockingly established a constitutional right to abortion on January 22, 1973, in ''Roe v. Wade''.  A related decision issued the same day, ''Bolton v. Doe'', expanded that new right to abortion to any time during pregnancy, all the way up to just prior to childbirth.  "Late-term abortion" refers to abortions performed up until childbirth, which were allowed under these two decisions of the Supreme Court until the Court upheld a federal law against a type of late-term abortion in 2007.

For the first decade after ''Roe v. Wade'', the pro-life movement sought to enact a constitutional amendment to overturn ''Roe v. Wade'' and prohibit abortion.  But constitutional amendments require 2/3rds support in both the House of Representatives and the Senate before they can be sent to the States for ratification (and 3/4ths of the States are then required to ratify it).  A "super-majority" of support did not exist for a pro-life amendment.  The amendment approach was futile.

For the first decade after ''Roe v. Wade'', the pro-life movement sought to enact a constitutional amendment to overturn ''Roe v. Wade'' and prohibit abortion.  But constitutional amendments require 2/3rds support in both the House of Representatives and the Senate before they can be sent to the States for ratification (and 3/4ths of the States are then required to ratify it).  A "super-majority" of support did not exist for a pro-life amendment.  The amendment approach was futile.