"was a catalyst for grassroots mobilization of abortion rights advocates" (Tonn, 1996, p. 265). Webster v. Reproductive Health Services was also a watershed in a second way because after this, both sides changed tactics and moved from the courtroom to the electoral process to elect candidates who agreed with their position at both state and national levels. In the first year after the ruling, some 350 abortion-related bills had been introduced across the nation (Tonn, 1996, pp. 265-6). This change meant a shift that turned political ideas into political action.
More cases on abortion came to the Supreme Court in the 1990s (Calabresi, 1996). Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey was 1992 case which saw the Supreme Court again allowing early-term abortions (just like Roe v. Wade) before a fetus is "viable" outside pregnancy. Also, there was another case in 1992 about a state (Utah) making abortion rules. This was Leavitt v. Jane L. The Utah legislature made a law against early abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy (Roe v. Wade s
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