1972 - Eisenstadt v Baird, Supreme Court ruled that unmarried people had the right to use birth control.
1973 - Roe vs Wade, Supreme court legalized abortion nationwide
1960 - FDA approved the first oral contraceptives
1965 - Griswold v Connecticut, Supreme court ruled that married couples have the right to privacy regarding contraception
1976 - Hyde Amendment, federal funding was banned from abortions except if the mother's life is at risk or rape/incest occurred
1980 - Harris vs McRae, Supreme Court allowed federal funding for sterilization procedures but not abortions
1984 - Thornburgh v American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Supreme court upheld restrictions on federal funding for abortions
1950 - Sanger founded Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
1992 - Planned Parenthood v Casey, Supreme court affirmed the constitutionality of Pennsylvania's informed consent law but struck down other provisions as an undue burden on access to abortion
when were the comstock laws passed?
1873
what were the comstock laws?
The statute defined contraceptives as obscene and illicit, making it a federal offense to disseminate birth control through the mail or across state lines.
when was the first birth control clinic opened in the US?
1916 by margaret sanger
what did the 1921 sheppard towner act do?
provided federal funding for maternity and child care
