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  2. History of abortion - Wikipedia

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    In 1968 the first full year under the new law there were 5,018 abortions in California. The numbers grew exponentially and stabilized at about 100,000 annually by the 1970s. 99.2% of California women who applied for an abortion were granted one. One out of every three pregnancies was ended by illegal abortion.

  3. Abortion law - Wikipedia

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    Abortion has existed since ancient times, with natural abortifacients being found amongst a wide variety of tribal people and in most written sources. The earliest known records of abortion techniques and general reproductive regulation date as far back as 2700 BC in China, and 1550 BC in Egypt. [6]

  4. Timeline of reproductive rights legislation - Wikipedia

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    1827 – In New York State the first statute to criminalize abortion was enacted which made post-quickening abortions a felony and made pre-quickening abortions a misdemeanor. [11] [12] 1842 – In Japan the Tokugawa shogunate banned induced abortion in Edo. The law did not affect the rest of the country. [13]

  5. History of abortion law debate - Wikipedia

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    In the ancient world, discussions of offspring limitation, whether through contraception, abortion, or infanticide, were often linked with discussions about population control, [3] [better source needed] the property rights of the patriarch, [4] and the regulation of women engaged in unsanctioned sex. [5]

  6. How the number of abortions has changed in places it was ...

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    In 2020, more than 113,000 abortions were administered across the 13 states that have since enacted total abortion bans, as well as Wisconsin, where many health care providers are hesitant to ...

  7. Timeline of women's legal rights in the United States (other ...

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    New York: The first statute to criminalize abortion in the state is enacted. It made post-quickening abortions a felony and pre-quickening abortions a misdemeanor. [8] [9] 1835. Arkansas: Married women are given the right to own (but not control) property in their own name. [4]

  8. Nurse: I remember when abortions were done using whatever ...

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  9. About as many abortions are happening in the US monthly as ...

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    The number of abortions performed each month is about the same as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion more than a year and a half ago, a new ...