In 1973 the American Supreme court ruled that Americans right to privacy includes the right of a woman to decide whether or not to have children, and the right of a woman and her doctor to make that decision without the states interference (“abortion”). Since this ruling, woman have been able to seek safe and legal abortions by a trained medical staff at various clinics throughout the United States. These clinics not only provide a woman with the right to terminate a pregnancy, but they provide comprehensive education about the procedure, how to prevent pregnancy, and how to receive emotional counseling. Currently Pro-Life and Christian groups want to ban abortion but eliminating these clinics will violate a woman’s personal right to make decisions about her own body. The American Civil Liberties Union defends the Constitution and women’s rights. The
ACLU has protected the rights of abortion for women, and in recent years has argued mayor cases opposing restrictions that……
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