In the famous case Roe v. Wade, many followers of the Court believed that the case should have been dismissed because it reached the court after the petitioner was forced to make a decision about keeping or aborting her unborn child. This argument is based on the legal concept of ________.

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The concept being referred to in the question is mootness. Mootness refers to a situation in which a case is no longer a live controversy and therefore cannot be resolved by a court. In the case of Roe v. Wade, some argued that the case was moot because the petitioner had already made a decision about her pregnancy, and therefore the court could not provide any meaningful relief. Ultimately, the Supreme Court rejected this argument and decided the case based on its merits.

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