Information About Federal Abortion Laws

Abortion has become a legal medical practice from 1973 and there are prompted lawsuits to clarify different federal abortion laws.

1. Roe versus Wade was the case which made abortion legal during the year 1973 where a woman is free to take abortion in the first trimester. The state can only restrict an abortion in the first trimester to make sure the safety of the procedure.

2. The Supreme Court also ruled in the year 1989 that human life starts the moment when someone is conceived. State property must not be used to do abortion and the states must do a fetal viability assessment to conduct a late-term abortions.

3. The Supreme Court also determined in 1992 that states can take a 24-hour waiting period to start an abortion. The federal law also bans late-term abortions in the mid to late second trimester. During 2007 this law was upheld by U.S. Supreme Court in 5-4 decision.