History of Abortion/Pro-Choice Movement in the U.S.
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Updated: 8 Dec 2017
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Created byMariel Hoac
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Abortion is not seen as
a constitutional matterStates start to place their
first restrictions on abortionEarly women's rights
movement starts to formMost U.S. states ban
abortion at the urging of the
American Medical AssociationMargaret Sanger starts to
educate women on sexSanger opens the first
birth control clinicSanger founds the
American Birth Control LeagueMississippi is the first state
to legalize abortion in cases of rapeCalifornia and Colorado
also legalizes abortions
in cases of rapeThe Jane Collective
starts to provide illegal
abortion services16 states pass laws
that legalize some
form of abortionSupreme Court case
Roe v Wade legalizes
abortion throughout
the U.S.
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