The Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade established the legal right to abortion care, and creating the trimester framework in the process

The Hyde Amendment was first included in annual appropriations legislation, blocking federal Medicaid from funding abortion care

FDA first approved misoprostol to treat peptic ulcers. It is believed to have been first used for abortion care in Brazil in the 1980s

In Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court reaffirmed Roe, but replaced the trimester framework with the viability framework that we know today. Casey also established the “undue burden” standard for legislation interfering with abortion care

FDA first approved mifepristone for use for abortion care in the 2-medication regimen with misoprostol. The approval included tight restrictions on the medication, including limiting dispensing to physicians registered with the drug distributor

The Supreme Court decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt struck down a number of restrictions in Texas, citing an undue burden

In June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, the Supreme Court struck down a law in Louisiana that required abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. This was another win at dismantling TRAP laws across the country

The decision in Dobbs v. Jackson overturned Roe and federal protections for abortion care, leaving states to take matters into their own hands

In FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the Supreme Court ruled that the plaintiffs did not have standing to bring the case forward and dismissed the case

In Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the Supreme Court upheld a South Carolina policy barring Medicaid patients from accessing services from clinics that also provide abortion care

The Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade established the legal right to abortion care, and creating the trimester framework in the process