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Anthony Comstock (1844–1915)
By: Malladi Lakshmeeramya
| Published: May 23, 2017
Anthony Comstock was a US postal inspector and politician who advocated for the suppression of obscenity and vice throughout the late nineteenth…
Obscenity (Law)Abortion--Law and legislation--United StatesAbortionBirth control clinicsContraception
1901 Arizona Comstock Law
By: Malladi Lakshmeeramya
| Published: Jun 28, 2017
In 1901, the Arizona Territorial Legislature codified territorial law that illegalized advertising, causing, or performing abortions anywhere in…
LawObscenity (Law)Abortion--Law and legislation--United StatesAbortionArizona
The Comstock Law (1873)
By: Sheraden Seward
| Published: Jan 13, 2009
The Comstock Law was a controversial law because it limited the reproductive rights of women and violated every person's right to privacy. This…
LawReproductionReproductive RightsAbortionContraception
Sterilization Act of 1924
By: Nathalie Antonios
| Published: Apr 14, 2011
The passage of the Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924 demonstrates how science has been used to drive policy throughout history. In the case of the…
LawEugenicsReproductionpublic health
Assisted Human Reproduction Act (2004)
By: Kathleen Hammond
| Published: Jul 30, 2015
The Assisted Human Reproduction Act (AHR Act) is a piece of federal legislation passed by the Parliament of Canada. The Act came into force on 29…
LawReproductive technologyFertilization in vitro, Human--Law and legislationMedicine--Research--Law and legislationBiomedical Ethics
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (1968)
By: Britta Martinez
| Published: Aug 05, 2013
The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA or the Act) was passed in the US in 1968 and has since been revised in 1987 and in 2006. The Act sets a…
LawUniform state lawsAbortionbioethicsFetus
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
By: Nathaniel Ross
| Published: Sep 22, 2022
In 1990, the United States Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA, which prohibits discrimination against people with…
LawDisability awarenessDisability EvaluationCapacity and disabilityDisability culture
Adolescent Family Life Act (1981)
By: Rohini Nott
| Published: Oct 21, 2020
The 1981 Adolescent Family Life Act, or AFLA, is a US federal law that provides federal funding to public and nonprofit private organizations to…
Sexual AbstinenceSexual abstinence--Religious aspects--Catholic ChurchSexual abstinence--Religious aspectsSexual abstinence--Religious aspects--ChristianityChurch schools--Law and legislation--United States
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (1990)
By: Jonathan LaTourelle
| Published: Dec 19, 2014
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 established the legal framework that governs infertility treatment, medical services ancillary to…
LawEmbryo transplantationReproductive technologyWarnock, Mary, 1808-1900Human reproductive technology
Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (1994)
By: Claudia Nunez-Eddy
| Published: May 25, 2017
On 26 May 1994, US President Bill Clinton signed the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act in to law, which federally criminalized acts of…
LawAbortion--Law and legislation--United StatesAbortionBirth control clinicsReproductive Rights