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Informantion BANNED from the U.S.
The comstock act bans access to information about abortion and birth control. -
Jane Roe Seeks Abortion
21 year old Jane Roe first seeked abortion, then filed a suit against Defendant Henry Wade in Dallas, Texas district court. The Texas court favored Roe but the case got sent to the Supreme Court. -
District Court files opinion
Distric Court of Dallas Texas filed their judgements and opinion of the case and suggested that the case should go to the Supreme Court. -
Date of when the Supreme court heard the case
The case of Roe vs. Wade was decided to be sent into its first round of arguments by the United States Supreme Court. -
Reasoning of Rearguization
The case was reargued becasue of the late edition of the justices in the court Powell and Rehnquist. -
Supreme Court Desicion
The Supreme Court voted by majority (7-2) on the Roe vs. Wade case that abortion became legal because the old abortion laws were unconstitutional. -
NRL newspaper
The first issue of the NRL is published. -
decision on mens choice for abortion
In Planned Parenthood vs. Danforth, the court, by a 6-3 vote, says states cannot give husbands veto power over their pregnant wives' decision to abort their pregnancies. By a 5-4 vote, the court says parents of minor, unwed girls cannot be given an absolute veto over abortions. -
NRLC radio
Pro-Life Prospective, NRLC's, daily radio program is first aired. -
Legal and illegal abortions
By the end of this year there were approximately 26 million legal aboritons and 20 million illegal abortions.