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