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3000 BCE
Abortion in Ancient Civilizations
Abortion is performed through unhealthy ways around civilizations in the world such as Egypt China and many more -
Connecticut passes the first statutory abortion regulation in the U.S
Bans the use of poison to induce abortions after quickening, punishment is a life sentence -
AMA begins a campaign to criminalize abortion
Puts an effort to criminalize the act of abortion and party an effort to put midwives and homeopaths out of business -
Catholic Church weighs in on abortion
Condemns abortion at any stage of pregnancy -
Congress passes the Comstock Law
Bans information about and distribution of contraceptives -
States criminalize abortion
Almost all states -
Margaret Sanger is arresed
Opened the country's first birth-control clinic in Brooklyn -
The FDA approves its first oral contraceptive, Envoid
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Geraldine Santoro
After a botched abortion, Santoro dies and this became a symbol of the pro-choice movement -
Supreme Court Ruling
Ruled that an 1879 law criminalizing contraception violates a married couple's right to privacy, laying the groundwork for Roe v. Wade -
Colorado becomes first state to liberalize its laws, allowing abortion in cases of rape, incest, or mental health reasons
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Hawaii becomes first state to legalize abortion
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Roe v. Wade
In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court grants women the right to terminate pregnancies under the 14th amendment -
Abortion Contol Act in Pennsylvania
Imposes a 24 hour waiting period, requires married women to inform their husbands, and mandates parental consent for minors -
Period: to 200
Many attacks on Abortion clinics around the U.S
Attacks on abortion clinics by protestors became widespread throughout the U.S with some doctors even dying -
States have implemented restrictions
States have enacted 1,074 abortion restrictions since Roe v. Wade, more than a quarter of them since 2010