Legal History of Abortion

• 1973 roe v. wade - u.s. supreme court legalizes abortion.
• 1979 bellotti v. baird - u.s. supreme court grants each state the power to enforce parental consent laws with a bypass option to be decided by each state.
• 1981 massachusetts becomes the strictest state in the country by requiring dual parental consent. the state provides only one other option for women: a judicial bypass, a process that can cause unnecessary delays.