What Roe v. Wade Should Have SaidA unique introduction to the constitutional arguments for and against the right to abortion In January 1973, the Supreme Courts opinion in Roe v. Wade struck down most of the country's abortion laws and held for the first time that the Constitution guarantees women the right to safe and legal abortions. Nearly five decades later, in 2022, the Courts 5 4 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturned Roe and eliminated the