By a 7-2 vote the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] legalized [[abortion]] on demand in 1973 throughout the [[United States]], which invalidated laws in virtually every state prohibiting or limiting [[abortion]]. | By a 7-2 vote the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] legalized [[abortion]] on demand in 1973 throughout the [[United States]], which invalidated laws in virtually every state prohibiting or limiting [[abortion]]. |