the Roman Catholic’s in 1869, forbid abortion under any circumstances. In England and The United States, anti-abortion laws were passed and abortion was illegal. That being until the 1970’s when people became more liberal towards abortion. In the twentieth century, abortion was legal in Japan and most European countries. In the United States in 1973, a law got passed that abortion is legal in the first six months of pregnancy. This is due to the Supreme Court ruling the Roe V. Wade case. In 1977, Congress banned the use of federal funding to pay for abortion unless there are specific circumstances. Many state governments have put strict restrictions on abortion, hoping that the Supreme Court would overrule the Roe v. Wade case. In 1992, the Supreme Court affirmed the 1973 decision. President Bill Clinton rejected a bill that would ban a rare late-term method of abortion also known as "partial-birth abortion.” Another bill banning the procedure was now passed in 2003 and signed into law by President George W. Bush. The law was rapidly summoned in the Supreme Courts, and a federal judge declared it unconstitutional in 2004 partly because of the lack of health exception, but the Supreme Court overruled and upheld the law in 2007.
the Roman Catholic’s in 1869, forbid abortion under any circumstances. In England and The United States, anti-abortion laws were passed and abortion was illegal. That being until the 1970’s when people became more liberal towards abortion. In the twentieth century, abortion was legal in Japan and most European countries. In the United States in 1973, a law got passed that abortion is legal in the first six months of pregnancy. This is due to the Supreme Court ruling the Roe V. Wade case. In 1977, Congress banned the use of federal funding to pay for abortion unless there are specific circumstances. Many state governments have put strict restrictions on abortion, hoping that the Supreme Court would overrule the Roe v. Wade case. In 1992, the Supreme Court affirmed the 1973 decision. President Bill Clinton rejected a bill that would ban a rare late-term method of abortion also known as "partial-birth abortion.” Another bill banning the procedure was now passed in 2003 and signed into law by President George W. Bush. The law was rapidly summoned in the Supreme Courts, and a federal judge declared it unconstitutional in 2004 partly because of the lack of health exception, but the Supreme Court overruled and upheld the law in 2007.