Abortion Rights By zawerner 1821 Connecticut made the first law preventing abortions 1829 New York made abortions a felony 1910 all except one state had made abortions illegal 1967 Colorado is the first state to legalize abortions 1973 Roe v Wade This monumental court case made abortion legal 2003 Congress passes a law banning abortion, but it is immediately challenged by the National Abortion Federation 2004 National Abortion Federation wins lawsuit against congress