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Formation of the American Medical Association
In 1847, doctors banded together to form the AMA. It became a male-dominated authority on medical practices. AMA members believed they should have the power to decide when an abortion could be legally performed. -
Criminalization of Abortion Rights
By 1880, all states had laws to restrict abortion unless a doctor said the abortion was needed to save the patient. As abortion became criminalized, the stigma surrounding it grew. -
Abortion Bans Nationwide
By 1910, abortion was not only restricted it was illegal at every stage of pregnancy in every state in the country. Doctors were the only ones who could have an exception. 95% of those doctors were men. -
Deaths from Illegal, Unsafe Abortions
Criminalizing abortion sent the practice underground, which resulted in a high death toll -
Legal Abortion in New York
In 1970, New York state legalized abortion. One day after that law took effect, a Planned Parenthood health center in Syracuse became the the first Planned Parenthood health center to provide abortion services, and the first free-standing abortion center nationwide. -
Roe v Wade Overturned
On June 24th, 2022 Roe v Wade was overturned and many Americans let the Supreme Court know how they felt. Many protests were done for pro-choice and many protests were made against the pro-choice called pro-life.