1821 ABORTION OUTLAWED
Connecticut outlaws using poisons to cause abortion after “quickening.” Ten more states create such laws within ten years
1847 ABORTION CARE CRIMINALIZED
The American Medical Association criminalizes care by midwives & folk healers; requires licensed practitioners
1910 ABORTION ILLEGAL
In every state, at every stage. Allowed to save the pregnant person’s life, a decision made by Doctors
1930 UNSAFE ABORTIONS
Cause 1 in 5 maternal deaths
1973 ABORTION A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
Roe v. Wade legalized abortion before the point of fetal viabilit
The Hyde Amendment limits use of Federal Funds such as Medicaid
1992 ABORTION RESTRICTED
Planned Parenthood v. Casey allows states to impose tighter restrictions
2007 NEW LIMITS ON ABORTION
Congress limits specific second-trimester procedures; removes the priority to protect the patient’s health
2022 ABORTION STATE REGULATIONS ENFORCED
The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; regulations shift to individual states; some enact total bans
2025 ABORTION PILLS IN QUESTION
The Supreme Court soon to hear a case classifying pills as “high-risk” drugs. Limiting telehealth and mail orders
The Intercept. Trump’s Vision for America: I Am God. The Intercept, March 7, 2025. Talia Lavin, journalist and author of “Wild Faith,” on the right-wing Christian ideology and characters guiding Trump.
https://theintercept.com/2025/03/07/briefing-podcast-trump-christian-right-talia-lavin/.