
PolicySeptember 1, 2017
Lessons from before Abortion Was Legal
Before 1973, abortion in the U.S. was severely restricted. More than 40 years later Roe v. Wade is under attack, and access increasingly depends on a woman's income or zip code
Megan K. Donovan is a senior policy manager at the Guttmacher Institute, focusing on access to abortion and adolescent sexual and reproductive health care in the U.S. and internationally.

Lessons from before Abortion Was Legal
Before 1973, abortion in the U.S. was severely restricted. More than 40 years later Roe v. Wade is under attack, and access increasingly depends on a woman's income or zip code