Thirty-five Years of Legal Abortion in the U.S.: The Unfinished Agenda

Timeline of Abortion Rights in the US

Roe v. Wade 42 Years Later

Main Points: Threats & Initiatives

Abortion Facts in the Philippines

1880

Abortion was practiced until about 1880, by which time most states had banned it except to save the life of the woman.

Anti-abortion Legislation:an effort to control women and confine them to a traditional childbearing role?

History of Abortion in the US. Retrieved fromhttp://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/u-s-abortion-history/

1972 19731971

Roe v. Wade was filed

Baird v. Eisenstadt: Legalization of the use of birth control pills regardless of marital status.

Court ruled 7-to-2in favor of Roe

1976

In Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth, the Supreme Court declares a statute that requires parental and spousal consent for abortions unconstitutional.

Congress enacts the Hyde Amendment for the first time, banning the use of federal funds for abortion except in cases of rape, incest or endangerment of the mother's life.

Before and After Roe v. Wade. CNN. Jan. 22, 2013. Retrieved fromhttp://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/22/health/roe-wade-abortion-timeline/

2000 20031994

FDA approves the abortion pill RU-486.

Clinton signs the Abortion-Clinic Protection Bill into law.

President Bush signs the "partial-birth abortion" bill, outlawing the intact D&X procedure, imposing 2 years imprisonment to doctors.

Anti-abortion group erects graphic display in Alamo Plaza. San Antonio Express News. Nov. 2, 2015. Retrieved fromhttp://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Anti-abortion-group-erects-graphic-display-in-6606361.php#photo-8894543

Genocide awareness project in Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX by the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform

2014 20152004

Obamacare: the level of abortion coverage each woman will receive will depend on their state's policy

About 800,000 demonstrators gather in Washington for the "March for Women's Lives"

#ShoutYourAbortion

Pope Francis says all priests can forgive women who've had abortions. CNN. Sept. 1, 2015. Retrieved fromhttp://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/01/europe/pope-francis-abortion/

Pope Francis says all priests can forgive women who've had abortions.

Policy change applies only in the Catholic Church's mercy year, from December 8 to November 20, 2016

Roe v. Wade 42 years later

•Making abortion illegal earlier and earlier in pregnancy• Banning insurance coverage for abortion• Forcing abortion providers to comply with unnecessary and

burdensome requirements• Requiring women to wait a specific period of time before

abortion

How is this right being threatened?

Main Points

• Gap between legality and access• Hurdles such as legal restrictions, unnecessary and

burdensome and costly regulations, stigma, continued threats and violent attacks on clinics and service providers• Poor women, women of color and young women bear the

brunt and face the greatest obstacles• Greater contraceptive access is desirable but cannot replace

the need for access to safe, legal abortion as a backup to barrier methods of contraception

Some initiatives of Pro-choice Organizations

• Training more doctors•Marshalling support for existing providers• Directly funding abortions for low-income women and girls• Advocating to re-instate public funding• Providing counseling

Facts on Abortion in the Philippines: Criminalization and a General Ban on Abortion

Facts in the Philippines

Facts in the Philippines

Facts in the Philippines

To ensure better SRHR for all:

• Universal and affordable access to modern contraceptives

• Monitoring and reporting mechanisms to ensure compliance with inter/national health laws

• Provide access to non-judgmental and quality post-abortion care

• Decriminalize abortion on justified grounds