Pro-life activists were very alarmed by this trend and became more vocal about their opposition. Many states also “stepped up their enforcement of abortion laws around this time.” This led to a surge of court cases regarding abortion. As stated in the book, Defining Moments Roe v Wade, “Jane Hodgson became the first doctor arrested for performing an abortion in Minnesota, where the procedure was illegal except when necessary to save the life of the mother.” (36) Many people were outraged because Hodgson was only trying to save the mother who had contracted rubella during her pregnancy. The rubella epidemic in the spring of 1965 was putting many mothers at risk. They weren’t able to have abortions regardless of being ill which caused many problems
