For hundreds of years women have helped each other terminate their pregnancies. Without legal prohibitions, women in Europe and the United States performed abortions and trained each other to perform the procedures. In the last century, several states had begun to ban any procedure that could terminate or avoid pregnancy. In 1973(?) the United States Supreme Court affirmed a woman's constitutional right to abortion in Roe v. Wade. After several decades of silent disagreement, abortion has once again become a political hotbed. Under the leadership of religious fundamentalists and anti-abortion fanatics, this right to privacy is under threat. While both sides present strong arguments, these same positions have already been widely debated and established by the Supreme Court. Turning back the clock on this issue would mean discriminating not only against women, but even more so against those who belong to lower socioeconomic groups. Therefore, the United States should protect women's constitutional right to choose. Outlawing abortions will not make them disappear. It will only increase the dangers and discrimination that have been associated with illegal abortions in the past. If abortions were banned, qualified medical abortion care would cease to exist or be extremely difficult to find. Today there are many books and organizations offering free advice and counseling on pregnancy options. Without such services, women will rely on potentially misinformed or misinformed sources. Secret underground organizations like the Jane Collective existed in the 1950s and 1960s, but they were very difficult to detect. "In the 1950s approximately 1 in 3000 illegal abortions performed resulted in the deaths of... half of the paper... poor people seeking dangerous illegal abortions. A woman has the right to decide what is responsible, moral and best for herself and for her loved ones, considering her resources, commitments, hopes and needs The United States has a legal obligation to protect a woman's life by protecting a woman's right to choose of the English Language. 2004, 4th edition. Alderman, Ellen and Caroline Kennedy, The Right to Privacy, New York: Vintage, 1997. Fried, Marlene Gerber, et.el. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Marinucci, Carla right to abortion: Hundreds of thousands pledge to fight polls." San Francisco Chronicle, April 26, 2004: A1.Newton Course 2005. Rowland, Debran. The boundaries of his body, 2004.