The Conversation U.S.#Abortion was widespread in Colonial and 18th-century America.
In fact, Benjamin Franklin inserted an abortion recipe in a popular textbook he republished in Philadelphia in 1748 without any scandal.
“The decentralization of the woman’s experience, plus the medicalization of her feelings that led to that decision, are facets that belong to the long-gone 19th century,” writes a scholar of 18th-century America.
https://theconversation.com/abortion-decision-cherry-picks-history-when-the-us-constitution-was-ratified-women-had-much-more-autonomy-over-abortion-decisions-than-during-19th-century-185947
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Abortion decision cherry-picks history – when the US Constitution was ratified, women had much more autonomy over abortion decisions than during 19th century
A scholar of 18th-century America and the founders analyzes the Supreme Court opinion overturning the constitutional right to abortion, which he says relies on an incomplete version of US history.
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