Question

In the case of Roe v. Wade, what answer explains why judicial review at the Supreme Court level was warranted? (1 point)
• An individual right listed in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution is the right to choose a partner for marriage.
• The right for a woman to choose is not protected under the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.
• The right to privacy named in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution protected the individual.
• Individuals are protected against state laws that regulate interracial marriage under the Fourteenth Amendment.

Answer 1

The answer that explains why judicial review at the Supreme Court level was warranted in the case of Roe v. Wade is:

• The right to privacy named in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution protected the individual.

This decision was based on the interpretation that the right to privacy includes a woman's right to make decisions about her own body, including the decision to have an abortion.