The Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade declared state laws prohibiting abortion were unconstitutional because they

a. violated the First Amendment by using a religious definition of "person."

b. violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by placing a particular burden on women not placed on men.

c. wrote into law a particular philosophical and scientific view of human life that imposed unfair treatment on those who disagreed.

d. violated the Fifth Amendment by interfering with doctors' professional medical practices.

e. violated a woman's constitutional right to privacy in her own person

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Hannah Lin

20 December, 06:11

The Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade declared state laws prohibiting abortion were unconstitutional because they

a. violated the First Amendment by using a religious definition of "person."

b. violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by placing a particular burden on women not placed on men.

c. wrote into law a particular philosophical and scientific view of human life that imposed unfair treatment on those who disagreed.

d. violated the Fifth Amendment by interfering with doctors' professional medical practices.

e. violated a woman's constitutional right to privacy in her own person

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Brogan Hardy · Answer 1

E - violated a woman's constitutional right to privace in her own person

Explanation:

Roe V Wade in 1973 stated that a woman's right to privacy extneded to the fetus (unborn baby) that she was carrying.