Roe v. Wade is a landmark decision involving women's rights. So why is it discussed in a criminal law class? Roe v. Wade is also a landmark decision that has helped shape when life begins. As technology has improved, discussions on a women's right to abort her unborn child have become more complicated. In Roe v. Wade, Justice Blackmun concluded that an unborn child was not a person.

Hint: You should focus on either the murder statutes or manslaughter statues

What is your arguement for or against the legalization of abortion, for any reason, of an unborn child after 24 weeks gestation?