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USA Abortion Policy History from 1821 to 2023.What was rules in different presidential periods?
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Federal legislation in the United States protects the right to an abortion. Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) decisions from the Supreme Court guarantee that states are unable to outlaw abortions prior to the fetus being deemed viable.
A number of states amended their state constitutions to include the right to an abortion in 2022:
Proposition 1 in California
Michigan: Third Proposal
Vermont: Fifth Proposal
In 2022, some states declined to impose limits on abortion:
Kansas: Referendum on abortion
Amendment 2 in Kentucky
Legislative Referendum No. 131 in Montana
Here are brief history of USA abortion policy:-
|
Serial
Number |
Years |
President |
Policy |
|
1 |
Before 1821 |
N/A |
Abortion
legal and unregulated |
|
2 |
1821-1869 |
N/A |
States
begin to regulate abortion, but it remains legal |
|
3 |
1873 |
Ulysses S.
Grant |
Comstock
Law criminalizes distribution of abortion information |
|
4 |
Late 19th -
Early 20th Century |
Various |
States
increasingly restrict abortion |
|
5 |
1967 |
Lyndon B.
Johnson |
Colorado
becomes the first state to liberalize abortion laws |
|
6 |
1970 |
Richard
Nixon |
Washington
and Hawaii legalize abortion |
|
7 |
1973 |
Richard
Nixon (signed by Gerald Ford) |
Roe v.
Wade: Legalized abortion in all 50 states |
|
8 |
1976 |
Gerald Ford |
Hyde
Amendment: Restricts federal funding for abortions |
|
9 |
1980 |
Jimmy
Carter |
Carter
supports Roe v. Wade |
|
10 |
1984 |
Ronald
Reagan |
Reagan
advocates for a constitutional amendment to ban abortion |
|
11 |
1992 |
George H.W.
Bush |
Supports
restrictions on abortion |
|
12 |
1994 |
Bill
Clinton |
Freedom of
Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) passed, protecting abortion clinics |
|
13 |
2000 |
George W.
Bush |
Partial-Birth
Abortion Ban Act passed |
|
14 |
2009 |
Barack
Obama |
Overturns
Mexico City Policy, allowing U.S. funding for international organizations
that provide abortion services |
|
15 |
2017 |
Donald
Trump |
Reinstates
and expands Mexico City Policy |
|
16 |
2021 |
Joe Biden |
Rescinds
Mexico City Policy, supports abortion rights |
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