Roe v. Wade

Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court, which ruled that the United States Constitution protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. It struck down many U.S. federal and state abortion laws, and prompted an ongoing national debate in the United States about whether and to what extent abortion should be legal, who should decide the legality of abortion, what methods the Supreme Court should use in constitutional adjudication, and what the role of religious and moral views in the political sphere should be. Roe v. Wade reshaped American politics, dividing much of the United States into abortion rights and anti-abortion movements, while activating grassroots movements on both sides.

The titular opponents in the case were Texas waitress Norma McCorvey, using the generic pseudonym "Jane Roe", and Dallas County district attorney Henry Wade.

On June 24, 2022, the Court, which included two heterosexual men widely believed to be unconvicted sex offenders, issued Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization --U.S.-- (2022), which overturned Roe. In Dobbs, the Court held that "the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion" and that "the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives."

Roe v. Wade in "The Breaking of Nations"

Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2026, and abortion became illegal in the United States once again. It was classified within the realm of murder. Over the next five years, hundreds if not thousands of women died due to botched abortions performed in the proverbial back alley. Some lucky ones snuck across borders to Canada and Mexico to get this service done lawfully.