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Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt (2016)

By: Carolina J. Abboud | Published: Dec 12, 2017

In the 2016 case Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, the US Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the Texas requirements that abortion providers have…

LawBirth control clinicsAbortionFamily planning servicesAbortion--Law and legislation--United States

Horatio Robinson Storer (1830–1922)

By: Richa Venkatraman | Published: Sep 21, 2020

Horatio Robinson Storer was a surgeon and anti-abortion activist in the 1800s who worked in the field of women’s reproductive health and led the…

PeopleAbortionAbortion servicesPro-life movementPro-life movement--United States

Eclipse of Reason (1987)

By: Sepehr Abdi-Moradi | Published: Feb 11, 2017

Eclipse of Reason is a 1987 anti-abortion documentary film directed, filmed, and narrated by Bernard Nathanson, an obstetrician in the US. American…

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The Silent Scream (1984), by Bernard Nathanson, Crusade for Life, and American Portrait Films

By: Mark Zhang | Published: May 02, 2013

The Silent Scream is an anti-abortion film released in 1984 by American Portrait Films, then based in Brunswick, Ohio. The film was created and…

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Woman’s Right to Know Act in North Carolina (2011)

By: Richa Venkatraman | Published: Jul 29, 2021

The North Carolina state legislature passed The Woman’s Right to Know Act in 2011, which places several restrictions on abortion care in the state.…

LawInformed consent (Medical law)Informed consent (Medical law)--United StatesPro-life movementAbortion--Law and legislation--United States

Nelson v. Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson (1973)

By: Claudia Nunez-Eddy | Published: Nov 13, 2016

The 1973 case Nelson v. Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson established the legality of abortion in Arizona. The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that…

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Isaacson v. Horne (2013)

By: Claudia Nunez-Eddy | Published: Nov 16, 2016

In the 2013 case Isaacson v. Horne, the US Court of Appeals in the Ninth Circuit ruled that Arizona House Bill (HB) 2036, which prohibited abortions…

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Roe v. Wade (1973)

By: Sharaden Seward, Claudia Nunez-Eddy | Published: Jul 03, 2018

In the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court ruled that laws banning abortion violated the US Constitution. The Texas abortion laws,…

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Beal v. Doe (1977)

By: Claudia Nunez-Eddy | Published: Jun 28, 2017

In the case of Beal v. Doe, tried in 1977, the US Supreme Court ruled that states could constitutionally restrict money from Medicaid from funding…

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Gonzales v. Carhart (2007)

By: Mark Zhang | Published: Feb 28, 2012

In Gonzales v. Carhart (2007), the US Supreme Court held in a five-to-four decision that the 2003 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act passed by the US…

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