Roe v Wade

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Roe v Wade 7 [Roe v Wade] BrE [ˌrəʊ vɜːsəs ˈweɪd] NAmE [ˌroʊ vɜːrsəs ˈweɪd] noun
a legal case in the US Supreme Court that decided that ↑abortion is allowed by the Constitution

Culture:
The case was in 1973. The judges said that a state must allow any woman, if she wishes, to have an abortion within the first three months after she becomes pregnant. The decision divided US society and caused a lot of discussion all over the country.