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In Griswold v. Connecticut, the Court held that the Constitution guarantees a "right to privacy" when individuals make decisions about intimate, personal matters such as childbearing.
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1966 – Mississippi reformed its abortion law and became the first U.S. state to allow abortion in cases of rape.
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The abortion act was made effective in many countries including the United States.
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The ACLU's general counsel, Norman Dorsen, argued this case
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Florida reformed its abortion law
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In the United States, Congress passed a ban on intact dilation and extraction, which President Bill Clinton vetoed.
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The U.S. enacted the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and President George W. Bush signed it into law.
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The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
