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Abortions in Colonial Times
In the 18th and 19th centuries churches allowed abortion until the mother felt the baby move inside of her. -
Feminist movement and abortion
In the 1960's and 1970's many women were fighting for equal rights. They wanted to be treated equally in jobs, voting, and education. They also brough up their right to have abortions on demand. -
Roe vs. Wade
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Arson on abortion clinic
An abortion clinic in Oregon was targeted for arson by anti-abortion individuals. -
Abortion Pills created
Invented in 1980 by Dr. Etienne-Emile Baulieu for the French pharmaceutical company Roussel-Uclaf, RU 486 is the first of a new generation of birth control drugs called "antiprogestins" -
FDA approved abortion pills