This 1929 Nebraska law describes the provisions for revocation of a physician's license for "unprofessional conduct"--performing a non-therapeutic, illegal abortion.
This 1922 Nebraska law prohibited abortion, unless performed by a physician in order to save the patient's life (a "therapeutic abortion"). It also established the rule requiring two physicians to evaluate the necessity of the abortion to save the…
This landmark case extended the Right to Privacy to include abortion, effectively legalizing it nationwide. It also established the concepts of "viability" according to a trimester system. Full text, includes concurring and dissenting opinions.
In this case, Planned Parenthood of Southern Pennsylvania challenged a Pennsylvania law that required the following provisions to obtain an abortion: a minor had to notify their parent or guardian, a married person had to notify their spouse, and the…
This 1929 Nebraska law prohibited the sale, distribution, and advertisement of contraceptive and abortifacient drugs and products, reflecting the language of the Comstock Act of 1873. The law leaves exceptions for printed materials used for medical…
This 1902 Puerto Rico law criminalized abortion in the territory, newly governed by the United States after the Spanish-American War. Notably, the law allows therapeutic abortions, prescribed and performed by doctors.
This Supreme Court ruling said that abortion is not protected under the Constitutional Right to Privacy, and thus is an issue of state jurisdiction. This case overturned the Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade (1973).
This Act criminalized the mailing, importing, and print distribution via the United States Postal Service of all "obscene materials" for "immoral use," including any materials relating to sex, sexuality, contraception, or abortion.