The Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to abortion subject to a trimester framework, later overruled in 2022.
Shaped abortion law and politics for nearly five decades.
Date1973-01-22
Event typeCourt Decision
IssueAbortion
What changed
The Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to abortion subject to a trimester framework, later overruled in 2022.
Why it mattered
Shaped abortion law and politics for nearly five decades.