Salem on History | Roe v. Wade

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Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
Categories: Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Law, Legal History, Courts
Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Gender Issues, Sexism, Supreme Court, U.S., Human Rights, Reproductive Rights, Abortion
Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Women’s History
Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: January 22, 1973

Article abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that state laws prohibiting abortion are unconstitutional.

Summary of Event

By the early 1970’s, abortion laws in the United States had become an issue of public controversy. Among the factors promoting this interest were concern for overpopulation, the vigorous women’s rights movement, the overwhelming approval of physicians for liberalized abortion policies, and awareness that approximately one million illegal abortions occurred in the United States each year. Although by 1973, many states had revised...

Salem on History | Roe v. Wade

At a glance:

Summary of Event

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