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				Law & Justice  Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, & Individual Rights  Abortion & Reproductive Issues   Document Name    Date   Document Type  2000 Legislative Summary: Partial Birth Abortion Ban   2000 Legislative Analysis 2003 Legislative Summary: 'Partial Birth' Abortion   Dec. 13, 2003 Legislative Analysis 2003 Legislative Summary: Fetal Protection   Dec. 13, 2003 Legislative Analysis 2004 Legislative Summary: Crimes Against the Fetus   Dec. 4, 2004 Legislative Analysis 2004 Legislative Summary: Restriction on Federal Abortion Funding   Dec. 4, 2004 Legislative Analysis Abortion Battle Lines Redrawn   2001 Legislative Analysis Abortion Bill Passes House -- Again   Apr. 20, 2002 Legislative Analysis Abortion Clinic Protests   Apr. 7, 1995 CQ Researcher Abortion Debates   Mar. 21, 2003 CQ Researcher Abortion Foes Plan More Bills   Mar. 27, 2004 Legislative Analysis Abortion Foes' Busy Agenda   Jul. 19, 2003 Legislative Analysis Abortion Politics: Sound and Fury, But Signifying What?   Jul. 25, 2005 Legislative Analysis Abortion Politics: Trying to Get Along Without Going Along   Feb. 7, 2005 Legislative Analysis Abortion Rights Advocates Spurn Fetus Protection Bill   Jul. 19, 2003 Legislative Analysis Abortion, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis Abortion, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Abortion, 1975 Legislative Chronology   1975 Legislative Analysis Abortion, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Abortion, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 - 1990 Legislative Analysis Abortion, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 - 1992 Legislative Analysis Abortion, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Abortion, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Abortion, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Abortion: The Continuing Congressional Controversy, 1977 Special Report   1977 Legislative Analysis Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health; Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City, Missouri v. Ashcroft; Simopoulos v. Virginia. Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court on Abortion, Justices L.F. Powell, Jr., S.D. O'Connor, H.A. Blackmun   Jun. 15, 1983 Primary Source Annual Abortion Fight Delayed   2002 Legislative Analysis Anti-Abortion Efforts Thwarted by Congress and Supreme Court, 1981-1984   1981 - 1984 Legislative Analysis Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls: U.S. Supreme Court Rulingthat a Company Cannot Bar a Female Worker from a Job Because of Potential Harm to Her Unborn Child: Justices H.A. Blackmun, B.R. White, A. Scalia   Mar. 20, 1991 Primary Source Ayotte, Attorney General of New Hampshire v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England   Jan. 18, 2006 Case Summary Bankruptcy Rewrite Stalls Again   2002 Legislative Analysis Beal v Doe, Maher v. Roe, Peolker v. Doe: U.S. Supreme Court on Public Funds for Abortion. Per Curiam, Justices L. Powell, W. Brennan, T. Marshall, H. Blackmun, Chief Justice W. Burger   Jun. 20, 1977 Primary Source Beal v. Doe: Brief Summary   Jun. 20, 1977 Case Summary Bellotti v. Baird, Hunerwald v. Baird: Brief Summary   Jul. 2, 1979 Case Summary Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic: Opinions of Supreme Court Ruling Federal Civil Rights Law Cannot Be Used to Halt Abortion Protests; Justices A. Scalia, Stevens, A. Kennedy, D. Souter, S. O'Connor   Jan. 13, 1993 Primary Source Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic: Brief Summary   Jan. 13, 1993 Case Summary Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic: Detailed Summary   Jan. 13, 1993 Case Summary Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic: Opinion Excerpt   Jan. 13, 1993 Primary Source Bush Protects 'Moral Boundary'   Jul. 24, 2006 Legislative Analysis Bush Signs 'Partial Birth' Abortion Ban   Nov. 8, 2003 Legislative Analysis California Federal Savings and Loan v. Guerra: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court that Laws Requiring Employers to Grant Unpaid Pregnancy Leave to Female Employees Are Not Discriminatory. Justices T. Marshall, B.R. White   Jan. 13, 1987 Primary Source City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health Inc., Akron Center for Reproductive Health Inc. v. City of Akron (462 U.S. 416): Brief Summary   Jun. 15, 1983 Case Summary Cleared 'Partial Birth' Ban on Fast Track to Court   Oct. 25, 2003 Legislative Analysis Colautti v. Franklin: Brief Summary   Jan. 9, 1979 Case Summary Controversy over Surgeon General Nomination of Henry W. Foster, Jr.   Jun. 22, 1995 Primary Source Court Challenge a Sure Thing For 'Partial Birth' Abortion Ban   Jun. 7, 2003 Legislative Analysis Dalton, Director, Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Little Rock Family Planning Services: Brief Summary   Mar. 18, 1996 Case Summary Davis v. Davis v. King: Decision of the Blount County, Tennessee, Circuit Court Granting Temporary Custody of Frozen Embryos to the Women from Whom the Ova were Extracted. Judge W.D. Young   Sep. 21, 1989 Primary Source Deal for Senate Debate on Fetal Protection   Mar. 13, 2004 Legislative Analysis Eisenstadt v. Baird: Brief Summary   Mar. 22, 1972 Case Summary Fall Agenda: 'Partial Birth' Abortion Ban   Aug. 30, 2003 Legislative Analysis FDA Approves RU-486 Days After House Passes Bill To Highlight Late-Term Abortions   2000 Legislative Analysis Female Donors Could Again Shatter Records in 2020 Elections   Jun. 3, 2019 Legislative Analysis Fetal Insurance Plan Proves Controversial   Feb. 2, 2002 Legislative Analysis Fetal Protection Bill Cleared As Democrats' Substitute Fails   Mar. 27, 2004 Legislative Analysis Fetal Protection, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Fetal Protection, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Fetal Rights, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology   1999 - 2000 Legislative Analysis Fewer Abortions, More Questions   Jul. 25, 2005 Legislative Analysis Final Document by the 23rd Special Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Reaffirming Women's Rights and Freedoms   Jun. 10, 2000 Primary Source First Abortion Ban Since '73 Just a House Vote Away   Mar. 15, 2003 Legislative Analysis For Kavanaugh, Two Important Swing Votes on Reproductive Issues   Sep. 24, 2018 Legislative Analysis General Accountability Office (GAO) Report on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Handling of the Morning-After Pill   Nov. 14, 2005 Primary Source General Electric Company v. Gilbert: U.S Supreme on Company-Provided Pregnancy Benefits for Female Employees. Justices W. Rehnquist, J. P. Stevens   Dec. 7, 1976 Primary Source Gonzales, Attorney General v. Carhart,   Apr. 18, 2007 Case Summary GOP Capitol Hill Majorities Provide No Guarantee For Anti-Abortion Legislation   Jan. 11, 2003 Legislative Analysis H. L. v. Matheson (450 U.S. 398): Brief Summary   Mar. 23, 1981 Case Summary Harris v. McRae: Brief Summary   Jun. 30, 1980 Case Summary Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. McRae: U.S. Supreme Court Decision Ruling Women Do Not Have a Right to Federally Funded Abortions, States Could Halt Payment for Abortions. Justices P. Stewart, W. Brennan, T. Marshall   Jun. 30, 1980 Primary Source Hill v. Colorado: Brief Summary   Jun. 28, 2000 Case Summary Hodgson v. Minnesota, Minnesota v. Hodgson: Brief Summary   Jun. 25, 1990 Case Summary Hodgson v. Minnesota, Minnesota v. Hodgson: Detailed Summary   Jun. 25, 1990 Case Summary Hodgson v. Minnesota, Minnesota v.Hodgson: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 25, 1990 Primary Source Hodgson v. Minnesota, Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health Services: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Parental Abortion Notification; Justices Stevens, O'Connor, Marshall, Scalia, Kennedy, Blackmun   Jun. 25, 1990 Primary Source House Acts to Limit Abortions   2002 Legislative Analysis Human Cloning Ban, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Human Cloning Ban, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Hyde Abortion Restrictions Expanded   Nov. 27, 2004 Legislative Analysis Idaho Governor C. D. Andrus: Reasons for Vetoing State Legislature's Bill Placing Restrictions on Abortions   Mar. 30, 1990 Primary Source In the Matter of Baby M, a Pseudonym for an Actual Person: Decision by the Superior Court of New Jersey Holding that a Contract Entered into for Surrogate Motherhood Was Valid and that the Biological Father Should Have Custody. Judge H.R. Sorkow   Mar. 31, 1987 Primary Source In the Matter of Baby M: Decision of the New Jersey Supreme Court on Surrogate Mothers. Justice C.J. Wilentz   Feb. 3, 1988 Primary Source Lambert, Gallatin County Attorney v. Wicklund: Brief Summary   Mar. 31, 1997 Case Summary Leavitt, Governor of Utah v. Jane L.: Brief Summary   Jun. 17, 1996 Case Summary Legal Victim Status for Fetuses Closer to Passage in House; Opponents See Attack on Roe   Jan. 24, 2004 Legislative Analysis Liberals Once Again Target Anti-Abortion Democrat   May 20, 2019 Legislative Analysis Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc.: Detailed Summary   Jun. 30, 1994 Case Summary Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc.: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Creation of Buffer Zones around Abortion Clinics to Stop Protesters from Blocking Access to Clinics; Justices Rehnquist, Souter, Stevens, Scalia   Jun. 30, 1994 Primary Source Maher v. Roe: Brief Summary   Jun. 20, 1977 Case Summary Mazurek, Attorney General of Montana v. Armstrong: Brief Summary   Jun. 19, 1997 Case Summary National Gas Company v. Satty: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Restoring Seniority Rights to Female Employees Returning to Work after Pregnancy. Justices W. Rehnquist, L. Powell, J. Stevens   Dec. 6, 1977 Primary Source National Organization for Women, Inc. v. Scheidler: U.S. Supreme Court Upholding Use of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Law in Suits to Curb Antiabortion Protests; Justices Rehnquist, Souter   Jan. 24, 1994 Primary Source National Organization for Women, Inc. v. Scheidler: Brief Summary   Jan. 24, 1994 Case Summary National Organization for Women, Inc. v. Scheidler: Detailed Summary   Jan. 24, 1994 Case Summary Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health: Brief Summary   Jun. 25, 1990 Case Summary Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 25, 1990 Primary Source Opposing Sides Vow to Fight On After Court Strikes Down 'Partial Birth' Abortion Law   Jun. 5, 2004 Legislative Analysis Parental Consent Bill Moves in House   Mar. 23, 2002 Legislative Analysis Parental Notification of Abortion, 1999 Legislative Chronology   1999 Legislative Analysis Parental Notification, 1998 Legislative Chronology   1998 Legislative Analysis Partial Birth Abortion Ban, 1998 Legislative Chronology   1998 Legislative Analysis Partial Birth Abortion Procedure, 1999 Legislative Chronology   1999 Legislative Analysis 'Partial Birth' Abortion Ban Close to Historic Passage   Oct. 4, 2003 Legislative Analysis 'Partial Birth' Abortion Ban Is Struck Down Second Time   Sep. 4, 2004 Legislative Analysis 'Partial Birth' Abortion: A Long Legislative History   Oct. 25, 2003 Legislative Analysis 'Partial Birth' Procedure Ban Advances   Sep. 6, 2003 Legislative Analysis Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City, Mo. v. Ashcroft, Ashcroft v. Planned Parent-hood Association of Kansas City, Mo. (462 U.S. 476): Brief Summary   Jun. 15, 1983 Case Summary Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania; Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania v. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 29, 1992 Primary Source Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania; Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania v. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania   Jun. 29, 1992 Case Summary Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania; Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania v. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania   Jun. 29, 1992 Case Summary Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey: U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Upholding but Modifying the Right to Abortion; Justices O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Stevens, Blackmun, Rehnquist, Scalia   Jun. 29, 1992 Primary Source Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey   2008 Encyclopedia Entry Planned Parenthood v. Danforth, Attorney General State of Missouri: U.S. Supreme Court on Missouri Abortion Law Imposing Requirements on Procedure. Justice H. A. Blackmun   Jul. 1, 1976 Primary Source Poelker v. Doe: Brief Summary   Jun. 20, 1977 Case Summary President George W. Bush's Announcement of his Support for Federal Funding of Research on Stem Cells Already Extracted From Human Embryos   Aug. 9, 2001 Primary Source Presidential Veto Message: Clinton's Veto of "Partial Birth" Abortion Measure, 1997   Oct. 10, 1997 Primary Source Public Opinion on Abortion, 1962-2000   1962 - 2000 Facts & Figures Public Opinion on Issues Relating to Proposed Constitutional Amendments, 19742005 (percent)   1974 - 2005 Facts & Figures Remarks by President George W. Bush When He Signed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 and the Temporary Restraining Order Issued by U.S. District Court Judge Blocking Enforcement of the Bill   Nov. 5, 2003 Primary Source Report of the Commission on Population Growth and the American Future to the president Advocating Liberalization of Abortion Laws   Mar. 27, 1972 Primary Source Restrictive Abortion Laws Leave Some States With Few Providers   Apr. 9, 2018 Legislative Analysis Roe v. Wade At 25   Nov. 28, 1997 CQ Researcher Roe v. Wade, Doe v. Bolton: Brief Summary   Jan. 22, 1973 Case Summary Rust v. Sullivan: Brief Summary   May 23, 1991 Case Summary Rust v. Sullivan: Detailed Summary   May 23, 1991 Case Summary Rust v. Sullivan: Opinion Excerpt   May 23, 1991 Primary Source Rust v. Sullivan: U.S. Supreme Court Upholding Government Regulations Prohibiting Federally Funded Family-Family Planning Clinics from Giving Abortion Advice; Justices Rehnquist, Blackmun, Stevens, O'Connor   May 23, 1991 Primary Source Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc.   Feb. 26, 2003 Case Summary Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York: Brief Summary   Feb. 19, 1997 Case Summary Simopoulos v. Virginia (462 U.S. 506): Brief Summary   Jun. 15, 1983 Case Summary Singleton v. Wulff: Brief Summary   Jul. 1, 1976 Case Summary Statement by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Announcing Approval in the U.S. for Use of the Abortion Pill, Mifepristone (Mifeprex or RU-486)   Sep. 28, 2000 Primary Source Stem Cell Bill Veto Marks a First for This President   Jul. 24, 2006 Legislative Analysis Stem Cell Politics: An Unsettled Issue   Jul. 24, 2006 Legislative Analysis Stem Cell Research Dollars Keep Flowing   Jul. 24, 2006 Legislative Analysis Stenberg, Attorney General of Nebraska v. Carhart: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 28, 2000 Primary Source Stenberg, Attorney General of Nebraska v. Carhart: Brief Summary   Jun. 28, 2000 Case Summary Stenberg, Attorney General of Nebraska v. Carhart: Detailed Summary   Jun. 28, 2000 Case Summary Stenberg, Attorney General of Nebraska v. Carhart: Opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court on Partial Birth Abortion, Justices S.G. Breyer, S.D. O'Connor, J.P. Stevens, R.B. Ginsburg, W.H. Rehnquist, A. Scalia, A.M. Kennedy, C. Thomas   Jun. 28, 2000 Primary Source Supreme Court Will Review 'Partial Birth' Abortion Law   Feb. 27, 2006 Legislative Analysis Table 10-16  Frequency of Legal Abortions, 19722008     Facts & Figures Table 3-13  Public Opinion on Abortion, 19652010 (percent)     Facts & Figures Talking Points: Abortion   2001 Legislative Analysis The Legacy of 'Undue Burden'   Nov. 7, 2005 Legislative Analysis Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirming a Woman's Right to an Abortion. Justices H.A. Blackmun, W.E. Burger, B.R. White, S.D. O'Connor   Jun. 11, 1986 Primary Source U.S. Supreme Court Decision Limiting the Power of States to Regulate Abortion   Jan. 22, 1973 Primary Source U.S. v. Vuitch: Brief Summary   Apr. 21, 1971 Case Summary Unborn Victims of Violence, 1999 Legislative Chronology   1999 Legislative Analysis Under Obama, Abortion Rate Falls to 45-year Low   Jan. 9, 2017 Legislative Analysis Veto of "Partial Birth" Abortion Ban, 1997   1997 Legislative Analysis Webster v. Reproductive Health Services: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court Giving the States More Authority to Impose Restrictions on Abortion. Justices S.D. O'Connor, A. Scalia, H.A. Blackmun, J.P. Stevens   Jul. 3, 1989 Primary Source Webster v. Reproductive Health Services   2008 Encyclopedia Entry Williams v. Zbaraz, Miller v. Zbaraz, United States v. Zbaraz: Brief Summary   Jun. 30, 1980 Case Summary
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