Step 1 : Introduction to the question "The Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion is referred to by which case name?"
On this day in 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the landmark legal decision Roe v. Wade. The court case effectively legalized abortion across the country by striking down a Texas statute banning the procedure. The Court held that a woman's right to an abortion fell within the right to privacy protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. Roe v. Wade reshaped national politics, dividing much of the United States into pro-life and pro-choice camps. Forty-six years later the decision is still controversial, spurring protests across the country.
