The Court's decimation of 50 years of precedent requires a rebuilding of jurisprudence to align with the promise of the Fourteenth Amendment. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v.TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. Its impact could become national if courts affirm statelevel laws that extend the application of the 14th Amendment to fetuses. Wade, the Supreme Court decided that the right to privacy implied in the 14th Amendment protected abortion as a fundamental right. The Due Process Clause provides that no states shall deprive any "person" of "life, liberty or property" without due process of law. What did the 14th amendment have to do with Roe v. Wade? This charter amendment would automatically make abstentions and absences count as a "No" vote and allow the mayor to break the tie. Guage found in the Fifth Amendment. The Supreme Court of the.