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Mid 1800s
Laws banning abortion were starting to be passed -
1821
Connecticut passes the first law in the United States barring abortions after “quickening.” -
1860
Twenty states have laws limiting abortion -
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1880-1973
Thousands of women are injured or killed from illegal "Back-Alley" Abortions -
Mid 1960s
Women created a movement to fight for their reproductive rights -
1967
Colorado becomes the first state to liberalize its abortion laws -
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1967-1973
Abortion became legal nationwide, but only if the fetus was conceived from rape or incest -
1970
Alaska, Hawaii, New York, and Washington liberalize abortion laws, making abortion available at the request of a woman and her doctor. -
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1973-1992
The supreme court rules that abortion can only be used to ensure the woman’s well-being -
Period: to
1973-1992
The supreme court rules that abortion can only be used to ensure the woman’s well being -
1973
The US supreme court struck down all criminal abortion laws on the grounds that a woman’s right to abort a pregnancy in the first trimester was protected under the right of privacy -
1980
Harris v. McRae upheld the Hyde Amendment, saying that a woman’s rights were not violated by the ban -
2003
President George W Bush signs the Partial-Birth Abortion ban act. The NAF then challenges the law in court. -
2004
NAF wins lawsuit against federal abortion ban. Justice Department appeals rulings by three trial courts against ban.
