How Far We've Come

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Griswold vs Connecticut (1965) – Contraception no longer illegal between married couples

Loving vs Virginia (1967) – Banning Interracial Marriage is now illegal

Eisenstadt vs Baird (1972) – Contraception no longer illegal between unmarried couples

Georgia raises Age of Consent from 14 to 16. (1995)

Hawaii raises Age of Consent 14 to 16. (2003)

Lawrence vs Texas (2003) – homosexuality, anal and oral no longer illegal

Gay Marriage Legal in First State (2003)

Obergefell vs Hodges (2015) Made Same-Sex Marriage legal in all 50 States

Massachusetts bans child marriage (2019)

Utah decriminalizes adultery (2019) leaving 19 states with existing laws.



Average Lifespan throughout Time


December 1954, the first successful kidney transplant was carried out by Dr Joseph Murray and Dr David Hume in Boston, USA. Despite many previous attempts in history, this was the first instance where the recipient of an organ transplant survived the operation. The turning point came when various technical issues were overcome, such as vascular anastomosis (the connection between two blood vessels), placement of the kidney and immune response. In 1963, the first lung transplant was carried out, followed by a pancreas/kidney in 1966, and liver and heart in 1967. Aside from saving thousands of lives in the years following, transplant procedures have also become increasingly innovative and complex, with doctors successfully completing the first hand transplant in 1998 and full-face transplant in 2010!

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