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    Abortion and the Supreme Court: A short legal history of Roe

    WASHINGTON — The early American laws prohibiting abortion were adopted in the 19th century in an era when women could not vote or hold elective office. Many of them made abortion a crime, except when it was done for the purpose of saving the mother's life. Those strict bans came under attack in the late 1960s as part of the women's liberation movement. Several states, including California, ...
    by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times Jun 24, 2022 2 minutes
    Wade case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in Washington, DC.

    WASHINGTON — The early American laws prohibiting abortion were adopted in the 19th century in an era when women could not vote or hold elective office.

    Many of them made abortion a crime, except when it was done for the purpose of saving the mother's life.

    Those strict bans came under attack in the late 1960s as part of the women's

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