In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed in Roe v. Wade that a woman’s right to an abortion is protected by the 14th Amendment. Carol Sanger, professor of law at Columbia Law School and author of About Abortion: Terminating Pregnancy in Twenty-First-Century America (Harvard University Press, 2017), explores why the issue of abortion still remains a hotly contested political and moral issue. Carol Sanger points out that many abortion laws are designed to uphold anti-abortion stigma on @BrianLehrer @wnyc. — Alexandra Natale (@alexjnatale) April 13, 2017 Fantastic discussion. Insane what women have to go through in the 21st century!!! https://t.co/PapZ9PDK7K — Misgivings (@lacunalingua) April 13, 2017 @BrianLehrer the government needs to stop treating women like children and recognize that we can make our own decisions. #prochoice — Natalie (@Flockingowls) April 13, 2017