The course of the debate on abortion following the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion has been marked by a variety of medical and scientific developments. Many of these new developments have important legal, psychologic, social, moral, and political implications. The cumulative impact of all these developments may pose a significant challenge to the social and legal foundations of Roe v. Wade.
1973年美国最高法院做出堕胎合法化的裁决后，关于堕胎问题的辩论进程呈现出各种医学和科学发展的特征。其中许多新发展具有重要的法律、心理、社会、道德和政治影响。所有这些发展的累积影响可能会对罗诉韦德案的社会和法律基础构成重大挑战。
