With Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court gave states the right to legislate
abortion restrictions during a woman's second trimester.
Twenty - two states enacted 70
abortion restrictions during 2013.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, reports show the number of
restrictions adopted throughout the country against
abortion during the year are far more than in any previous year.
To put recent trends in even sharper relief, 205
abortion restrictions were enacted over the past three years (2011 — 2013), but just 189 were enacted
during the entire previous decade (2001 — 2010).
In addition, the Court announced
during the closing days of its 1988 - 89 term that it will weigh state
restrictions on the right of teenagers to have
abortions, and will hear a pair of cases that could determine whether states must pay retroactive income - tax refunds to federal retirees.
The 1990s saw the collective address such themes as the
restriction of women's rights in Saudi Arabia
during the Gulf War, the South Central Los Angeles riots and
abortion rights.