rephrase: According to the article by Lawrence B. Finer ( 2005 ) women have abortions because they aren't able to afford it or they just can't raise the baby due to their job or education . Women advocated so hard for Roe v Wade to be passed so that they could have abortions for these reasons. Women would not have been able to abort without it, and their lives would have been more difficult and likely worse . As previously said, Roe is the reason for Roe v Wade's passage; she was the motive for it because she was pregnant at the time and wished an abortion. Roe was in a difficult position in her life and thought that an abortion would help her. During the trial, she gave birth and later gave the baby up for adoption. Roe is a perfect example of why Roe v Wade was necessary because it allows women the right to terminate in order to make their lives simpler rather than causing harm to them and the unwanted infant