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Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Contraceptive
In Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme
Court legalizes the use of contraceptives
by married couples — five years after oral
contraceptives became
available to American
women. The ruling will
be extended to single
women in Eisenstadt v.
Baird (1972). Margaret
Sanger, a feminist and
family planning activist, advocated legalization of con -
Supreme Court Establishes Abortion Right
In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decides
that a woman has a constitutional right
to choose whether to have an abortion or
carry her pregnancy to term, effectively
nullifying anti-abortion laws in 46 states -
Employment Discrimination Against Pregnant Women Banne
T h e P r e g n a n c y Di s c r imi n a t i o n Ac t
ensures that employment discrimination
on account of pregnancy is treated as unlawful sex-based discrimination. As a result, employers cannot question potential
hires about their plans to have children and
have to extend benefits equally.