Roe v. Wade reaches 47 years, but abortion was legalized in Washington state 50 years ago

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Roe v. Wade decision, which made abortion legal across America, came down from the Supreme Court 47 years ago, but 2020 marks a half-century since the 1970 referendum that made it legal to terminate pregnancies in Washington.

It was an emotional issue then. "Every child should be wanted," was the slogan used by proponents, including several Republican state senators. "Kill Referendum 20, Not Me," proclaimed opponents' billboards, which featured a fetus.

The abortion issue is far from "settled," even in a pro-choice state. Washington voters further strengthened abortion rights at the polls in 1991, and the Legislature run by Democrats passed the 2018 Reproductive Parity Act, requiring all insurance plans in Washington state that cover maternity care to also cover abortions.

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A national poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation, published on Wednesday, found that 69% of Americans do not want to overturn Roe v. Wade. Nearly 60% want abortion legal in all or most situations, 41% want it illegal in all or most situations. On some issues, the 1,215 adults polled support restrictions being imposed in such Republican-run states as Texas and Ohio.

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[demigoddess]

1. I have a handicapped daughter born before Roe V Wade. Moving all around the country

I ran into people, right wingers, who thought I should have aborted my daughter so that they would not be inconvenienced by just knowing she existed or allowed into school. And then there were those who thought she had birth defects because I had tried to abort her and it didn't work. Then, my sister in law asked recently what I did to make my daughter handicapped and I tried to explain about genetic anomalies. She said, NO,NO!. A woman with a college degree and children with college degrees does not understand genetics and how these things work!!!!! The information has been out there since the early 80s.