Timeline
1907
Compulsory Sterilization
Indiana became the first state to mandate sterilization to those who were unfit for reproduction.
Roe v. Wade:
This case questioned a Texas law banning all but life saving abortions and a woman’s right to an abortion. The Supreme Court voided the law due to the fact that the constitutional right to privacy a woman's decisions whether or not to terminate their pregnancy. The court wasn't able to interfere with the decision of termination unless it had a compelling reason.
The supreme court ruled against the Missouri law forcing married woman to get their husbands approval before getting an abortion and having parental consent required for minors.
The case was a challenge to a Missouri law that forbade the use of public facilities fro all abortions except those necessary to save a woman's life.
This case prohibited the mandating of drug tests on pregnant women who are seeking prenatal care in a public hospital.
Christine Gonzalez
Sources
https://www.aclu.org/other/timeline-important-reproductive-freedom-cases-decided-supreme-court
1965
Griswold v Connecticut:
Supreme Court struck down a state prohibition against restrictions on contraceptives, even for married couples, on the grounds for the "right to privacy" when individuals make decisions about intimate, personal matters such as childbearing.
1971
United States v. Vuitch:
This case is where a doctor challenged the district of Columbia law permitting abortion only to preserve a woman's life or health (both psychological and physical).
1972
Eisenstadt v. Baird:
This case in Massachusetts limited the distribution of contraceptives to married couple. This led to the right of unmarried individuals to get the contraceptives.
1973
Roe v. Wade: This case questioned a Texas law banning all but life saving abortions and a woman’s right to an abortion. The Supreme Court voided the law due to the fact that the constitutional right to privacy a woman's decisions whether or not to terminate their pregnancy. The court wasn't able to interfere with the decision of termination unless it had a compelling reason.
1976
Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth:The supreme court ruled against the Missouri law forcing married woman to get their husbands approval before getting an abortion and having parental consent required for minors.
1989
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services.The case was a challenge to a Missouri law that forbade the use of public facilities fro all abortions except those necessary to save a woman's life.
2001
Ferguson v City of Charleston:This case prohibited the mandating of drug tests on pregnant women who are seeking prenatal care in a public hospital.
Christine Gonzalez
Sources
https://www.aclu.org/other/timeline-important-reproductive-freedom-cases-decided-supreme-court