Americans don’t have a clue what Roe v. Wade means, as evidenced by the fact that most support Roe v. Wade, but feel that abortion should be regulated. They don’t seem to comprehend that Roe v. Wade stands for the proposition that abortion CAN’T be regulated.
That’s not what Roe stands for, hence, that’s why abortion has been regulated since Roe. (parental notification, 24 hr waiting period, etc.).
“most laws against abortion in the United States violated a constitutional right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.” Notice, most, not all.
Most importantly, there is a late term exclusion inherent in its holding. “The central holding of Roe v. Wade was that abortions are permissible for any reason a woman chooses, up until the “point at which the fetus becomes ‘viable,’ that is, potentially able to live outside the mother’s uterus, albeit with artificial aid.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v_wade
Your main point though, “Americans don’t have a clue what Roe v. Wade means” was proven right by your post, no offense.
I thought R v W outlawed third trimester abortions, no?