Portal:Abortion

Russian anti-abortion poster

Works

• A Systematic Treatise on Abortion, 1866 by Edwin Moses Hale[1]
• Abortion and its treatment, from the stand-point of practical experience, 1890 by Theodore Gaillard Thomas[2]
• The Right to Life of the Unborn Child, 1903 by Hector Treub[3]

Death of Susannah Lattin

• A Daughter of a Resident of Farmingdale Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances, Brooklyn Eagle (August 29, 1868)
• Inquest over the Remains of Susannah Lattin, The New York Times (August 30, 1868)
• Arrest of a Butcher on Suspicion of Murder, Brooklyn Eagle (September 1, 1868)

Legislation

• Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87), an UK Act of Parliament allowing abortion under certain circumstances.
• Roe v. Wade, 1973 Supreme Court of the United States ruling that struck down anti-Abortion laws.
• R. v. Morgentaler, 1988 Supreme Court of Canada ruling that struck down anti-Abortion laws
• Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 1989 Supreme Court of the United States ruling allowing Missouri to restrict funding for abortions
• Rust v. Sullivan, 1991 Supreme Court of the United States ruling on the legality of federal funding for family planning that advocated abortions
• Presidential Radio Address - 24 June 1995, 1995 by Bill Clinton congratulating Dr. Henry Foster for counseling against abortions while still occasionally performing them
• Veto Message for H.R. 1122, 1997 by Bill Clinton vetoing a partial-birth abortion ban for not including a clause for exceptional circumstances
• Veto Message for H.R. 1757, 1998 by Bill Clinton vetoing a proposal to refuse to pay UN fees until the UN condemned abortion
• Stenberg v. Carhart, 2000 Supreme Court of the United States ruling on Nebraska's ability to ban partial-birth abortions
• Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, 2003, United States Congress
• HB 1215 Abortion Prohibited, 2006 bill from South Dakota, USA
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 2022 Supreme Court of the United States ruling that overruled Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Reference

• Abortio, as it appeared in the 1890 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities
• Abortion, as it appeared in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
• Abortion, as it appeared in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
• The Physical Effects of Abortion, as it appeared in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
• Infanticide, as it appeared in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia