So, yesterday I touched on how the Roe v Wade trial came about, and who 'Jane Roe' was. (I say was because although Norma McCorvey is still living, she is a completely different person today. But I will get into that at a later date).
But... Why did anyone ever have to fight for abortion in the first place? In other words... why was it ever against the law? As I learned recently in my Criminal Law class, a crime is created by a judge. In other words... what we label a crime, was not always a crime, and is not always a crime, depending on your locale. One example is this; there are some places in the world where you may kill an adulterous woman. But in the United States, because a judge deemed that murder is a violation of human rights, you cannot kill that woman. For most laws that are in place there is a case that deemed it necessary to create a law that would protect people from that act in the future. We call those acts crimes. Crimes vary region to region, state to state, but you get the picture.
So, why would a judge ever make abortion a crime? As I previously mentioned, a judge must create the crime- it is his or her responsibility to keep the peace, and protect the people.
Have you ever seen those warning labels on the lawn mower that say something along the lines of, "When operating device, do not put hands in the path of the blade?" Ever wonder why they would put a ridiculous warning label, something that you would think would be common sense, on basically anything you buy from coffee to plastic bags to toaster ovens? Well, someone most likely sued the manufacturer for not properly warning the user of the potential dangers. And when that case was settled, or perhaps it went before a judge, lawyers mandated that a warning label be present.
For every law, there is, or once was, a REAL reason behind it.
What was the reason behind deeming abortion an illegal act??
But... Why did anyone ever have to fight for abortion in the first place? In other words... why was it ever against the law? As I learned recently in my Criminal Law class, a crime is created by a judge. In other words... what we label a crime, was not always a crime, and is not always a crime, depending on your locale. One example is this; there are some places in the world where you may kill an adulterous woman. But in the United States, because a judge deemed that murder is a violation of human rights, you cannot kill that woman. For most laws that are in place there is a case that deemed it necessary to create a law that would protect people from that act in the future. We call those acts crimes. Crimes vary region to region, state to state, but you get the picture.
So, why would a judge ever make abortion a crime? As I previously mentioned, a judge must create the crime- it is his or her responsibility to keep the peace, and protect the people.
Have you ever seen those warning labels on the lawn mower that say something along the lines of, "When operating device, do not put hands in the path of the blade?" Ever wonder why they would put a ridiculous warning label, something that you would think would be common sense, on basically anything you buy from coffee to plastic bags to toaster ovens? Well, someone most likely sued the manufacturer for not properly warning the user of the potential dangers. And when that case was settled, or perhaps it went before a judge, lawyers mandated that a warning label be present.
For every law, there is, or once was, a REAL reason behind it.
What was the reason behind deeming abortion an illegal act??
