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  1. 1973-01-22 January 22, 1973: ’Roe v. Wade’ Legalizes Abortion in US
  2. 1976-07-01 July 1, 1976: Supreme Court Gives Control of Abortion Decision to Mothers
  3. 1976-09-30 September 30, 1976: Hyde Amendment Restricts Federal Abortion Funding
  4. 1980-10-28 October 28, 1980: Reagan Denies Ever Opposing Medicare, Mandatory Social Security
  5. 1985-10-02 October 2, 1985 and After: After Actor’s Death, Reagan Administration Calls AIDS Research ‘Top Priority,’ but Actually Cuts Funding
  6. 1986-03-26 March 26, 1986: Anti-Abortion Activists Attack Women’s Clinic in Florida
  7. 1989-01-30 January 30, 1989: NOW Adds RICO Charges to Lawsuit
  8. 1989-04-06 April 6, 1989: ’Roe’ Plaintiff’s House Damaged by Gunfire
  9. 1989-07-03 July 3, 1989: Supreme Court Restricts Abortion Funding by States
  10. 1992-06-30 June 30, 1992: Supreme Court Upholds ‘Roe’ Abortion Decision
  11. 1993-03-06 March 6, 1993: Abortion Clinic Owners Warn of Escalating Violence
  12. 1993-03-10 March 10, 1993: Abortion Doctor Murdered by Anti-Abortion Advocate
  13. 1993-06-06 June 6, 1993: Operation Rescue Uses ‘IMPACT’ Training for Clinic Protests
  14. 1993-07-09 July 9-19, 1993: Operation Rescue Launches ‘Cities of Refuge’ Offensive against Abortion Clinics in 10 States
  15. 1993-08-19 August 19, 1993: Abortion Provider Shot outside Kansas Clinic
  16. 1993-08-21 August 21, 1993 and After: Abortion Doctor Murdered in Mobile, Alabama; Police Say No Connection between Murder, Medical Practice
  17. 1993-12-02 December 2, 1993: Republican Strategist: Clinton Health Care Plan Must Be Stopped Because Its Success Would Endanger Republican Image
  18. 1994-02-04 Mid-January - February 4, 1994: Lawyer Lambasts Clinton Health Care Reform Proposal
  19. 1994-07-29 July 29, 1994: Abortion Provider, Volunteer Escort Gunned Down outside Florida Clinic
  20. 1994-11-08 November 8, 1994: Abortion Provider Shot in Vancouver Home
  21. 1994-12-30 December 30, 1994 and After: Abortion Clinic Receptionists Murdered by Anti-Abortion Advocate
  22. 1995-08-18 August 18, 1995: ’Roe’ Joins Operation Rescue, Declares Opposition to Abortion
  23. 1995-09-22 September 22, 1995: Court Reinstates NOW Lawsuit
  24. 1995-10-25 October 25, 1995: Jury Awards Multi-Million Dollar Judgment against Anti-Abortion Activists
  25. 1995-11-10 November 10, 1995: Ontario Abortion Provider Shot in Home
  26. 1996-03-19 March 19, 1996: Anti-Abortion Murderer Convicted, Sentenced to Multiple Life Terms
  27. 1996-04-16 April 16, 1996: FBI Arrests Militia Member and Future Abortion Provider Murderer on Explosives Charges
  28. 1996-11-12 November 12, 1996: Vancouver Abortion Provider Shot at Home
  29. 1996-11-21 November 21, 1996: Merck Official Concerned that Study Would Show that Vioxx Causes Heart Problems
  30. 1997-01-16 January 16, 1997: Atlanta Building Destroyed, Seven Injured in Abortion Clinic Bombings
  31. 1997-02-20 February 20, 1997: Supreme Court Affirms Right of Anti-Abortion Protesters to Confront Patients, Medical Personnel
  32. 1997-02-21 February 21, 1997: Anti-Abortion Activist Bombs Atlanta Gay Nightclub
  33. 1997-02-25 February 25, 1997: Email Reveals that Merck Anticipates Heart Problems in Patients that Use Vioxx
  34. 1997-09-23 March 29 - September 23, 1997: Judge Rules ‘NOW v. Scheidler’ a Class-Action Lawsuit Covering All US Women
  35. 1997-10-28 October 28, 1997: Doctor Shot in Upstate New York
  36. 1998-01-07 January 7, 1998: Anti-Abortion Advocate Accepts Settlement in Lawsuit
  37. 1998-01-29 January 29, 1998: Anti-Abortion Activists Kills Police Officer in Clinic Bombing
  38. 1998-03-08 March 8, 1998: Abortion Bomber’s Brother Cuts Off Own Hand in Support of ‘Persecuted’ Brother
  39. 1998-03-31 March 31, 1998: Drug Company Pays Rivals Not to Market Generic Version of Drug
  40. 1998-04-20 April 20, 1998: NOW Wins RICO Lawsuit against Anti-Abortion Advocates
  41. 1998-08-13 August 13-21, 1998: Militia Members Fail to Find Abortion Bomber
  42. 1998-10-14 October 14, 1998: Anti-Abortion Activist Charged with Three Atlanta Bombings
  43. 1998-10-23 October 23, 1998: Abortion Provider Murdered by Anti-Abortion Advocate
  44. 1998-11-23 November 23, 1998: Merck Submits Application for Vioxx Approval to FDA
  45. 1999-04-14 April 14, 1999: Abortion Clinic Firebomber Says Bombing Clinics ‘a Justifiable Act’
  46. 1999-05-20 May 20, 1999: Vioxx Approved by FDA
  47. 1999-07-16 July 16, 1999: Judge Enjoins Anti-Abortion Advocates from Interfering with Women’s Right to Receive Health Services
  48. 1999-11-18 November 18, 1999: VIGOR Study Indicates Risk of Heart Problems among Patients Taking Vioxx
  49. 1999-12-22 December 22, 1999: VIGOR Study Provides Clearer Evidence of Heart Problems Among Users of the Drug Vioxx
  50. 2000-02-15 February 15, 2000: Head of Vioxx Study to be Paid $60,000 to sit on Merck Advisory Board