Roe v. Wade was a law that was passed to legalize abortion because of women's right to choose and right to privacy. In the 1960s, Abortionists would charge $1000 dollars or more for an abortion. People would perform illegal abortions, which is civil disobedience, in order to legalize abortion. In the 1950s and 1960s, 100,000s of abortions were performed annually. 1000s of women would die because anesthesia was usually not used and the procedures were rushed. In 1969, 75% of poor or colored women died from abortions. 90% of the abortions were performed on white patients.
In 1969, a women's rights group called The National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws (NARAL) was founded. …show more content…
In 1973, the Roe v. Wade law was passed after there was a vote of 7-2 in-favor of abortion because it falls within the right to privacy. In 1973, pro-choice campaigners marched across mid-town New York to demonstrate how they believe in women's rights to choice. In the 1976 presidential election, Republican were pro-life and Democrats were pro-choice.
On December 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party was a major historical event where people dumped 340 chests of British East India Company Tea, weighing more than 92,000 pounds, into the Boston Harbor. The tea was onboard the Beaver, Dartmouth, and Eleanor ships. This civil disobedience was a result of and in protest of the high taxes given by Britain. This political protest by the Sons of Liberty was located in Boston. Great Britain charged the East India Company an ad valorem tax of about 25% on tea that was imported into their country until 1767.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's non-violent civil protest was "put in motion" in order to establish equality for all races and colors. However, this protest later became violent because the police and
In 1969, a women's rights group called The National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws (NARAL) was founded. …show more content…
In 1973, the Roe v. Wade law was passed after there was a vote of 7-2 in-favor of abortion because it falls within the right to privacy. In 1973, pro-choice campaigners marched across mid-town New York to demonstrate how they believe in women's rights to choice. In the 1976 presidential election, Republican were pro-life and Democrats were pro-choice.
On December 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party was a major historical event where people dumped 340 chests of British East India Company Tea, weighing more than 92,000 pounds, into the Boston Harbor. The tea was onboard the Beaver, Dartmouth, and Eleanor ships. This civil disobedience was a result of and in protest of the high taxes given by Britain. This political protest by the Sons of Liberty was located in Boston. Great Britain charged the East India Company an ad valorem tax of about 25% on tea that was imported into their country until 1767.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's non-violent civil protest was "put in motion" in order to establish equality for all races and colors. However, this protest later became violent because the police and