area http://www.bmorenews.com/blog/commentary-abortion-the-right-to-choose-or-maybe-n.shtml Commentary: Abortion. The right to choose or maybe not... by Monica Vieira Tuck Roe v. Wade , 410 U .S. 113 (1973), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion . Decided simultaneously with a companion case, Doe v. Bolton , the Court ruled