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16th Century Abortion Lithograph
1967 Colorado Law
19th Century Abortion Cases and Other Self-Injury
19th Century Abortion Case: Mollie Smith
A Look at Abortion's History
Abortion: Century in Review Abortion History
Abortion History Timeline
Abortion Practice Before Legalization
AMA Report on Criminal Abortion, 1859
Abortion Wars Did an Abortionist Ruin Fatty Arbuckle?
Dr. Horatio Storer
Doctors and "Back Alley Abortion"
A review of the New York Times archives finds doctors charged with criminal abortion in the decades before legalization.
Early Church Fathers: Excerpts Pertaining to Abortion
Evolution of the Abortion Debate
Foeticide, or Criminal Abortion
Glimpse Into Abortion's Past
Historic Russian abortion poster
Histories of Abortion
History of Abortion
History of Abortion
Inventors on the Bench
Jesse Ketchum: Back-Alley Butcher Gone Legit
Lecture that Began the Successful "Physicians Campaign Against Abortion"
Letter to the Editor: Abortion Advertisements
NAF and NRL Collide
New York Reflects on Historic Abortion Vote
PPFA Abortion Conference, 1955
Physician's Reply to the Solicitations of a Married Woman to Produce a Miscarriage for her
Pre-Legalization Abortion Deaths
Roe v. Wade: The Unconstitutional Decision
Saline Abortions: Past, Present, and Future
The Amazing "Dr." Karman
Tryal of Elenanor Beare of Derby, England, August 15, 1732
When "Back-Alley Butchers" Go Legit
Who To Thank For Public Health Miracles
Why Not? A Book for Every Woman
Why This, Why Now?
I get the filthy lucre part, but what's with the toad on the guy's shoulder?
A brief look at Colorado's steps to loosen abortion law, and what it meant.
A 19th century medical book gives us a look at self-injurious behaviors, including several attempts at self-induced abortions.
A look at abortion practice in the late 19th Century.
The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision imposed abortion-on-demand throughout the United States. But the history of abortion reaches back not just decades, but centuries, and even millenniums. To comprehend the issue of abortion completely, we must understand its historic context.
Your passport to 20th century abortion history.
A review of US laws and cases on abortion, from About.com's Women's History Guide.
From the National Right to Life Committee.
Who were the pre-legalization abortionists? How did they operate?
The committee appointed in May, 1857, to investigate the subject of Criminal Abortion, with a view to its general suppression, have attended to the duty assigned them, and would present this report.
A history, with strong focus on the Christian perspective, of the three wars over abortion in Western thought and practice.
Funnyman Fatty Arbuckle never recovered from accusations that he murdered Virginia Rappe in 1921. Did an abortionist's attempts to cover his tracks help to thow suspicion on an innocent man?
Storer spearheaded the original AMA campaign against abortion -- and pioneered many other advances in women's health care.
From Priests for Life.
A CNN table showing key points in abortion history.
A Lecture Introductory to the Course on Obstetrics and Disease of Women and Children. By Dr. Hugh L. Hodge, University of Pennsylvania, 1869.
Through the miracle of time travel (okay, microfilm) I was able to go back to 1960 and imagine asking Planned Parenthood Medical Director Mary Calderone some questions.
Translations welcome.
Comparison/contrast of two books on abortion history -- excellent overview showing the trends and controversy between historical viewpoints.
From abortionessay.com, a collection of excellent links.
From abortioninfo.net, an overview.
How the Supreme Court invented late term abortions, from your About.com Guide,How the Supreme Court invented late term abortions.
Ketchum's record as a criminal abortionist was clean. He went on to kill two women in a four month period performing legal abortions in New York.
November 7, 1855, Dr. David Humphreys Storer's lecture.
From 1858. Notice that the promises of "pleasant" and "safe" abortion experiences haven't changed.
A botched abortion and a NAF seminar lead to trouble for abortinists and a field day for pro lifers.
Assemblyman George Michaels, would you have changed your vote if you could have forseen the outcome?
A quiet conference by Planned Parenthood Federation of America yields some fascinating information.
From the May 1876, Nashville Journal of Medicine and Surgery.
Largely the work of physicians, who did the majority of criminal abortions.
Carolyn Gargaro gives background on Roe, and explains how it undermines the very Constitution it claims to be interpreting.
An overview of the history of late abortion techniques.
Former prochoice icon vanishes into oblivion.
Graphics of court documents, along with text of content.
A look at what happens to abortion practice when the laws fall.
Maternal and infant mortality have been nearly eliminated in this century in the US. Who do we have to thank?
By Horatio Storer, 1868.
Why the sudden flurry of laws against post-viability abortions? A little history is in order.
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