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United States v. One Package of Japanese Pessaries (1936)
By: Malladi Lakshmeeramya
| Published: May 24, 2017
In the 1936 case United States v. One Package of Japanese Pessaries, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City, New York,…
LawObscenity (Law)Abortion--Law and legislation--United StatesAbortionBirth control clinics
The Time Has Come: A Catholic Doctor's Proposals to End the Battle over Birth Control (1963), by John Rock
By: Christina Raup
| Published: Jun 10, 2010
In 1963, Roman Catholic fertility doctor John Rock published The Time Has Come: A Catholic Doctor's Proposals to End the Battle over Birth Control, a…
LiteratureContraceptionPublicationsreligionReproduction
Gonzales v. Carhart (2007)
By: Mark Zhang
| Published: Feb 28, 2012
In Gonzales v. Carhart (2007), the US Supreme Court held in a five-to-four decision that the 2003 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act passed by the US…
LawAbortionDilatation and extraction abortionFetusPregnancy
Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt (2016)
By: Carolina J. Abboud
| Published: Dec 12, 2017
In the 2016 case Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, the US Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the Texas requirements that abortion providers have…
LawBirth control clinicsAbortionFamily planning servicesAbortion--Law and legislation--United States
Title X Family Planning Program (1970–1977)
By: Patsy Ciardullo, Nevada Wagoner
| Published: Oct 21, 2016
The Family Planning Services and Public Research Act of 1970, often called Title X Family Planning Program, is a US federal law that provides federal…
LawFamily PlanningFamily planning--Law and legislationPopulation PolicyTitle X Family Planning Program (U.S.)
Margaret Higgins Sanger (1879-1966)
By: Claudia Nunez-Eddy, Malladi Lakshmeeramya
| Published: Oct 13, 2016
Margaret Higgins Sanger advocated for birth control in the United States and Europe during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.…
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaBirth ControlContraceptionReproductive RightsArizona
Woman’s Right to Know Act in Texas (2003)
By: Richa Venkatraman
| Published: Jul 15, 2021
In 2003, the Texas state legislature passed the Woman’s Right to Know Act, hereafter the Act, as Chapter 171 of the state’s Health and Safety Code.…
LawAbortionAbortion servicesAmerican Civil Liberties UnionFreedom of Speech
Commonwealth v. Luceba Parker [Brief] (1845)
By: Brock Heathcotte
| Published: Sep 12, 2010
The Court settled the question left open from the case of Commonwealth v. Bangs that it must be proved a woman was "quick with child" in order for…
LawAbortionReproduction
Stump v. Sparkman (1978)
By: Nathaniel Ross
| Published: Aug 23, 2022
On March 28, 1978, in Stump v. Sparkman, hereafter Stump, the United States Supreme Court held, in a five-to-three decision, that judges have…
LawSterilizationSterilization of womenInvoluntary SterilizationJudicial immunity
Henry Morgentaler (1923-2013)
By: Sepehr Abdi-Moradi
| Published: Jun 09, 2017
Henry Morgentaler was a physician who performed abortions, acted as a reproductive rights activist, and advocated for legal access to abortions in…
AbortionObstetrics--SurgeryBirth ControlReproductive RightsCanada