Abortion Rights

  • Connecticut made the first law preventing abortions

  • New York made abortions a felony

  • all except one state had made abortions illegal

  • Colorado is the first state to legalize abortions

  • Roe v Wade

    This monumental court case made abortion legal
  • Congress passes a law banning abortion, but it is immediately challenged by the National Abortion Federation

  • National Abortion Federation wins lawsuit against congress