Prospects for other abortion legislation are less certain.
The reaction to religion in the schools was mostly negative, and polls show that most people oppose the abortion legislation.
Lawmakers introduced new abortion legislation, centering arguments on the position that life begins at conception.
The decision has generated sheafs of proposed new abortion legislation, pro and anti, at state level.
Just last week, there was significant action, usually by lopsided votes, on abortion legislation in four states.
Ms. Michelman estimated that up to 20 more states might pass restrictive abortion legislation this year.
The Maryland House has not yet taken up abortion legislation.
Every state had abortion legislation by 1900.
More than forty states considered abortion legislation during that time.
Early on June 26, after a 14-hour debate, the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) approved abortion legislation applicable to the whole country.
