Roe v. Wade to Planned Parenthood: The History of Abortion Rights in America (PHOTOS)
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The Daily Beast looks back at the evolution of abortion rights in America.
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1973: Roe v. Wade
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1974: The Vatican Weighs In
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1976: The Hyde Amendment
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1977-1980: Fight Over Public Funding
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1983: Parental Consent and Other Restrictions
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1989: Public Facilities Challenge
Susan Steinkamp / Corbis
1991: Rust v. Sullivan
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1992: Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Ralf-Finn Hestoft / Corbis
1993: The Murder of Dr. David Gunn
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The 1990s: Violence at Clinics
Joel Stettenheim / Corbis
2000: Stenberg v. Carhart
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2003: Partial Birth Abortion Ban
Jeffrey Haderthauer / AP Photos
2007: Gonzales v. Carhart
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2009: The Murder of Dr. George Tiller
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2009: The Stupak-Pitts Amendment
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2011: State Abortion Restrictions
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2011: South Dakota’s Waiting Period
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2011-2012: Several States Enact Sonogram Laws
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2012: Personhood Ballot Initiatives and Bills
Sue Ogrocki
2012: Arizona’s Abortion Bill
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2012: Vagina-gate
