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Sep 15, 2021 · Pope: Abortion is murder, the Church must be close and compassionate, not political. Speaking to journalists on the return flight from Slovakia, Pope Francis talks about his dialogue with Hungarian authorities, anti-Semitism, and vaccines, as well as Holy Communion for politicians who approve abortion laws. By VATICAN NEWS.
Sep 15, 2021 · Pope Francis said on Wednesday that abortion is "murder", even soon after conception, but appeared to criticise some U.S. Catholic bishops for dealing with U.S. President Joe Biden's...
Sep 15, 2021 · Pope Francis weighed in on the debate about whether politicians should be denied Communion because of their stance on abortion.
Sep 15, 2021 · ROME — Pope Francis weighed in on Wednesday on a debate roiling the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, where conservative bishops are pushing for guidelines that would deny communion to...
- 19th Century - Bans on Abortion, Contraception
- Early 20th Century - Planned Parenthood Launches
- 1960s - ‘The Pill’ Approved, The San Francisco Nine Sued
- 1970s - States Legalize Abortion, Roe v. Wade Established
- 1980s - Abortion Provisions Struck Down
- 1990s - Planned Parenthood v. Casey, ‘Morning After Pill’ Approved
- 2000s - States Restrict Abortions, Roe v. Wade Overturned
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1821: The Connecticut General Assembly passes the first U.S. law banning medicinal abortionafter the “quickening” stage (when fetal movement is detected, generally around the fourth or fifth month of pregnancy). Punishment is a life sentence for the provider of the poison administered to perform the procedure. 1857: Led by Horatio Storer, the Ameri...
October 16, 1916: Margaret Sangeropens the country’s first birth control clinic in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York. Nine days later police shut down the clinic and arrest Sanger, her sister, Ethel Byrne, a registered nurse, and Fania Mindell, an interpreter. After serving 30 days in prison, Sanger goes on to launch the Birth Control C...
May 9, 1960: Enovid, better known as “The Pill,” gains FDA approval, making it the nation’s first oral contraceptive. The IUD is granted similar approval in 1968. The advances offer U.S. women female-controlled birth control methods. June 7, 1965: In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court rules in Griswold v. Connecticut that the U.S. Constitution prote...
1970: Four states–Alaska, Hawaii, New York and Washington–legalize abortion. Health officials estimate that more than 400,000 abortions are performed in New York in the first two years after the practice was legalized. Hawaii, Alaska and Washington restrict abortions to women from out of state by requiring a minimum period of residencywithin their ...
June 15, 1983: In City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, the Supreme Court rules 6-3 to strike down abortion provisionsin an Akron, Ohio ordinance requiring a 24-hour waiting period, procedures in the first trimester to take place in hospitals and informed consent. ''It is fair to say that much of the information required is designe...
June 29, 1992: In Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, the Supreme Court upholds its 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, reaffirming a woman’s right to an abortion. But the contentious 5-4 decision alters Roe, and also upholds abortion restrictions in the Pennsylvania law, giving states more authority to regulate the procedure. “The woman...
January 18, 2006: In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court finds in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New Englandthat a New Hampshire statute requiring parental consent prior to an abortion is unconstitutional as it lacks a medical emergency exception. April 18, 2007: The Supreme Court rules 5-4 in Gonzales v. Carhart and Gonzales v. Plann...
“Timeline of Legal History of Women in the United States,” National Women’s History Alliance.“Timeline of Important Reproductive Freedom Cases Decided by the Supreme Court,” American Civil Liberties Union.“Reproductive Rights in History,” Duke University.“Reproductive Rights at the U.S. Supreme Court,” American Bar Association.- Lesley Kennedy
Oct 9, 2021 · Pope Francis met on Saturday with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who has come under criticism from some bishops in the United States for her support for abortion rights.
Jul 4, 2022 · Pope Francis has responded to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which returned power to regulate abortion to the individual states, saying he respected the decision, but had not studied it enough to comment on it from a juridic point of view. “I tell you the truth.
