Question

7) Select the best answer.

The Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion rested on ___.

inalienable rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights

an implied power from the Declaration of Independence

an interpretation of the Due Process Clause ruling that women have a right to privacy

civil

Answer 1

an interpretation of the Due Process Clause ruling that women have a right to privacy

(The Court held that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment protects a right to privacy that encompasses a woman's decision to have an abortion.)