Abortion By facebooker_1143250216063842 1821 First abortion regulation enacted 1967 Abortion is classified a felony in 49 states 1967 President Kennedy creates the Presidential Advisory Council on the Status of Women and calls for the repeal of abortion laws 1970 Dr. Jane Hodgson is convicted in Minnesota for performing an abortion on a 23 year-old woman Period: 1971 to 1973 Roe v. Wade 1994 Congress passes the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) 2000 “partial-birth abortion” is ruled unconstitutional 2007 Supreme Court effectively reverses its 2000 ruling on “partial-birth abortion”