When Abortion Roiled 19th Century New York: Long before Roe vs. Wade, the practice of abortion posed a daunting political--and public health--issue in 1870s America.

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    • Subject Terms:
      ABORTION; PUBLIC health; ROE v. Wade; ABORTION lawsuits; RAPE
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses that practice of abortion posed a daunting political and public health issue in 1870s America. It mentions the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, it has operated in an established national legal framework. It also mentions laws had varied widely state by state: thirty states had criminalized abortions across the board; sixteen made varying exceptions for rape, incest, or the health of the mother.