Roe v. Wade ruling matters, but mostly as a symbol. It has not protected abortion rights.
Here's a reality check for both sides of the abortion issue: The days when the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling protected widespread and easy access to abortion, along with the days when overturning Roe might dramatically reduce the number of abortions, are decades in the past. The value of Roe today is not so much practical as it is symbolic. For the pro-choice movement, Roe has become an important public face of reproductive rights and a symbol of women's equality under the law. For the pro-life movement, Roe represents an original sin ...
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