I. During the past quarter century, abortion has joined race and war as one of the most debatable subjects of controversy in the United States. Abortion is legal nationwide because of Roe vs. Wade, a U.S. Supreme Court decision issued in 1973 which found the right to abortion is protected by the U.S. Constitution. It discusses human interaction where ethics, emotions, and law come together. Abortion poses a moral, social and medical dilemma that …showed first 75 words of 333 total…

…showed last 75 words of 333 total…women between the ages of 15-17 in 1992. In 1996, there were 1,221,565 reported abortions in the U.S. 44% of women who had these abortions in the United States had at least one previous abortion. 31% of teen pregnancies lead to an abortion. Abortion is a critical issue in which the nation is divided into two separate views. I hope that in the near future, we will resolve the problem in whic! h the nation will agree. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**