The abortion controversy has been fuming for years every since the Roe v. Wade court case. But, truth be told, it fumed for decades before this court case. The major change that Roe v. Wade acclimated was the legality issue of abortion. Abortion and the debates over it have echoed throughout the world for a longer time than anyone contemplates. However, never before has it been considered a civil right or a God given right of control over ones own body. It has been this outward approval of the act by a significant portion of the world and its legalization in various parts of the world that has the controversy raging at an all time high.