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The 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, is a powerful reminder that women should make their own personal medical decisions, not politicians. Thirty-five years later, Planned Parenthood continues to fight for access to safe legal abortion, as well as keeping women and families healthy by helping them prevent unintended pregnancy and reduce the need for abortion. |
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| Quick Facts - Roe v. Wade: | |
- January 22, 2008 marks the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide.
- Planned Parenthood believes that women deserve access to all reproductive health care options. It is our goal to ensure that women have the right to seek and obtain medically safe, legal abortions.
- The ability to control our own fertility is a fundamental human right, and decisions about childbearing should be made by a woman, in consultation with her family, her doctor, and her conscience, not by the government or politicians.
- If Roe v. Wade is overturned, Wisconsin women and their doctors could go to prison for having or performing an abortion. Even in cases of rape and incest or if a woman's health is in danger.
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|  With anti-choice lawmakers and special interest groups working every day to make abortion illegal in Wisconsin and nationwide, champions of women’s health and safety are marking the 35th Roe anniversary with a call to repeal Wisconsin’s antiquated criminal abortion statute. |
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