On January 22, 1973, in its Roe v. Wade decision, the U. S. Supreme Court, by a 7 to 2 vote, ruled that the states could make no legal restrictions against abortion in the first three months of the mother’s pregnancy. In the second three months, restrictions could be applied only to make the procedure safer for the mother, and in the last three months, the state could enact legislation to protect “potential life” unless the health or life of the mother was in danger.… Continue Reading