![]() ![]() My panic came from my realization that the country was polarized about everything Carole Joffe mentioned in “ Roe v. But I also knew that there had not been enough national conversation for legislation that would have legalized abortion, so a Court decision was the only way, at that time, that we could have gained reproductive rights.Īnd so I spent that day trying to peer into the future. Even more, I understood that we had not received this right through congressional legislation, which would have reflected a greater consensus among Americans. ![]() As a young historian, I realized that the Supreme Court had given us abortion rights and what the Court gave, the Court could take away. I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that many lives would be saved.Īt the same time, I knew that this historic decision had started the culture wars, even though I didn’t have the language to explain my thoughts. A new future loomed in which unwanted pregnancies would no longer send women to quacks, rushing them to hospitals with raging infections and perhaps to their deaths. ![]() Wade was handed down, I felt a mixture of elation and panic. Wade and Beyond: Ruth Rosen Responds Ruth Rosen ▪ January 23, 2013 ![]() Wade and Beyond: Ruth Rosen Responds Roe v. ![]()
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