Some facts about Pro Choice League's founder
Bill Baird:
March 22 is the anniversary of Baird v. Eisenstadt, his 1972 U.S. Supreme Court
case that legalized birth control for all Americans (replacing the 1965 decision
for married couples only). Baird v. Eisenstadt was a landmark case
that became the bedrock of countless privacy cases such as Roe v. Wade
and the gay rights victory Lawrence v. Texas (2003).
1964 - Baird established the nation's first aboveground abortion
referral and birth control clinic (Well before abortion was legal facing a
potential 10-year jail term).
1965 - Baird led the first demonstration ever outside of St. Patrick's Cathedral
against the Church's stance against birth control for all citizens not only
Catholics.
1965 - Established the nation's first birth control
and abortion club on a college campus (Hofstra
University - NY)
1965 & 1966 Challenged anti-birth control statutes in New York and then New
Jersey for which he was arrested and jailed.
1967 - established the nation's first "abortion
slush fund" to help students pay for illegal abortions.
1967 Baird led another march against the Catholic Church saying
"... no religion has a right to impose its dogma on others."
1971 Baird arrested ... for more click here
