1935    Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.

1973    The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decision in Roe v. Wade, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.

1998    In Birmingham, Alabama, a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic, killing one and severely wounding another. Serial bomber Eric Robert Rudolph is suspected as the culprit.

1998    In Miami, Florida, five abortion clinics are hit by a butyric acid attacker.

2006    South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds signs legislation banning most abortions in the state.