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In 1847, doctors banded together to form the AMA. It became a male-dominated authority on medical practices. AMA members believed they should have the power to decide when an abortion could be legally performed. -
By 1880, all states had laws to restrict abortion unless a doctor said the abortion was needed to save the patient. As abortion became criminalized, the stigma surrounding it grew. -
By 1910, abortion was not only restricted it was illegal at every stage of pregnancy in every state in the country. Doctors were the only ones who could have an exception. 95% of those doctors were men. -
Criminalizing abortion sent the practice underground, which resulted in a high death toll
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In 1970, New York state legalized abortion. One day after that law took effect, a Planned Parenthood health center in Syracuse became the the first Planned Parenthood health center to provide abortion services, and the first free-standing abortion center nationwide. -
On June 24th, 2022 Roe v Wade was overturned and many Americans let the Supreme Court know how they felt. Many protests were done for pro-choice and many protests were made against the pro-choice called pro-life.