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Americas First Statutory Abortion Regulation
To protect women from abortion inducement through poison administered after the fourth month of pregnancy. -
Abortion Classified as a Felony
Abortion is classified a felony in 49 states and Washington D.C. Dr. Leon Belous is convicted for referring a woman to an illegal abortionist. -
The Right to Abortion for Women
The Supreme Court, in Roe vs. Wade, grants women the right to terminate pregnancies through abortion. The ruling is based on a woman's right to privacy. -
Abortion is Legalized
Abortion is legal but may be restricted by the states to varying degrees. -
Banning Medicaid for Abortions
Congress passes the Hyde Amendment, banning the use of Medicaid and other federal funds for abortions. -
Planned Parenthood vs. Casey
In Planned Parenthood vs. Casey, the court reaffirms Roes core holding that states may not ban abortions or interfere with a woman's decision to have an abortion. -
Abortion Bombing
Two bombs blast outside an Atlanta building containing an abortion clinic; six people injured; the clinic is left in ruins and the blast blows out windows across the street. -
Change to Title X Family Planning Program
The proposed regulations would make family planning clinics that refer patients for abortions and share finances or facilities with abortion providers ineligible to receive funding from the program. Additionally, healthcare providers would not be required to provide abortion counseling if it violated their moral or religious beliefs
