1. Abortion
Medically, the procedure of removing a blockage was the same as those for inducing an early abortion. ... A knowledge of various drugs, potions and techniques was available from home medical guides, from health books for woman, for mid-wives and irregular practitioners, and trained physicians. ... Cases reported in the medical journals prior to 1840 concern the same percentages (16,17). ... The first wave of abortion legislation in American history emerged from the struggles of both legislatures and physicians to control medical practice rather than from public pressures to deal with abortion ...
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