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Abortion

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"Abortion is the act of ending a pregnancy by removing a human embryo or fetus from the uterus before it is viable" (Rich and Wagner). Abortion has been a really controversial topic, especially in the last couple years. Many people have strong opinions on it and really stand on what they believe. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court made a decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which then meant that from that point on abortion was no longer legal in at least thirteen states (Kenneth). Roe V. Wade is a case from the supreme court that prohibited abortion on January 22, 1973, but then was found to be in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and from there up until June 24, 2022, it was prohibited for states to ban abortion during the first two trimesters and in certain cases even the third trimester (Rich and Wagner). Right now, the current status of abortion is left to be decided by the state in which you live in. "With advances in technology and education and increased use of