Question

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which amendment was the legal basis for the decision in roe v. wade?

• the thirteenth amendment
• the fourteenth amendment
• the fifteenth amendment
• the nineteenth amendment

Explanation:

In the case of Roe v. Wade, the legal basis for the decision was the Fourteenth Amendment, specifically the right to privacy (implied from the Due Process Clause) which was used to establish a woman's right to choose abortion. The Thirteenth Amendment deals with slavery, the Fifteenth with voting rights for African American men, and the Nineteenth with women's suffrage.

Answer:

B. the Fourteenth Amendment