ABSTRACT
When the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion with the decision in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113, 93 S. Ct 705, 35 L. Ed 2d 147, 1973), there was the thought that this controversial subject would become marginalized. This appears to have been an error. The latest figures indicate that there is less support for abortion, primarily because of the controversy over partial birth abortions. Is the freedom for women to decide when and under what conditions they become mothers the most precious of all freedoms? Is abortion an issue that affects only women? Is it an issue of privacy? Or can the states intrude into the affairs and personal decisions of their citizens?
