1973 : Supreme Court legalizes abortion
In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Roe v. Wade
that women, as part of their constitutional right to privacy, can
terminate a pregnancy during its first two trimesters. Only during the
last trimester, when the fetus can survive outside the womb, would
states be permitted to regulate abortion of a healthy pregnancy.
The controversial ruling, essentially reversing a century of
anti-abortion legislation in the United States, was the result of a
call by many American women for control over their own reproductive
processes. Although defended by the Supreme Court on several
occasions, the legalization of abortion became a divisive and
intensely emotional public issue. The debate intensified during the
1980s, and both pro-choice and pro-life organizations strengthened
their membership and political influence.
Republican presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush used their
executive authority to legislate abortion clinic guidelines that
restricted free practice of the procedure. However, in 1986, and again
in 1989 and 1992, the Supreme Court narrowly reaffirmed the decision,
and in 1993 President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, overturned his
predecessors' anti-abortion legislation within days of taking office.
In the 1990s, opponents of abortion rights increasingly turned to
violent methods in their campaign to make abortion illegal again.
In 2005, the retirement of Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor,
who though conservative had helped block efforts to overturn Roe v.
Wade, led to fears that the historic legislation might be vulnerable
to reversal.
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1973 : Supreme Court legalizes abortion
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1840 : British colonists reach New Zealand
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1901 : Queen Victoria dies
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1905 : First Russian Revolution begins
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1980 : Sakharov arrested in Moscow
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In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Roe v. Wade
that women, as part of their constitutional right to privacy, can
terminate a pregnancy during its first two trimesters. Only during the
last trimester, when the fetus can survive outside the womb, would
states be permitted to regulate abortion of a healthy pregnancy.
The controversial ruling, essentially reversing a century of
anti-abortion legislation in the United States, was the result of a
call by many American women for control over their own reproductive
processes. Although defended by the Supreme Court on several
occasions, the legalization of abortion became a divisive and
intensely emotional public issue. The debate intensified during the
1980s, and both pro-choice and pro-life organizations strengthened
their membership and political influence.
Republican presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush used their
executive authority to legislate abortion clinic guidelines that
restricted free practice of the procedure. However, in 1986, and again
in 1989 and 1992, the Supreme Court narrowly reaffirmed the decision,
and in 1993 President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, overturned his
predecessors' anti-abortion legislation within days of taking office.
In the 1990s, opponents of abortion rights increasingly turned to
violent methods in their campaign to make abortion illegal again.
In 2005, the retirement of Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor,
who though conservative had helped block efforts to overturn Roe v.
Wade, led to fears that the historic legislation might be vulnerable
to reversal.
history.com/tdih.do
1973 : Supreme Court legalizes abortion
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihVideoCategory&id=4699
1840 : British colonists reach New Zealand
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4697
1901 : Queen Victoria dies
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=6784
1905 : First Russian Revolution begins
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4698
1980 : Sakharov arrested in Moscow
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4700
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