The Supreme Court initially established a woman's right to have an abortion and prohibited states from making abortion a criminal act in

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In the landmark case of Roe v. Wade (1973), the Supreme Court established a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy, and prohibited states from making it a criminal act. This decision was based on the right to privacy which the Court found in the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.

The Supreme Court Initially Established a Woman's Right to Have