... 1970, when the State of New York passed the first Abortion on Demand Law (24-week limit), it became the 16th state to allow abortion. Due to an extremely loose interpretation of "mental health," California also had defact abortion-on-demand. Alaska and Hawaii had liberal laws. Laws in the other 12 states, which included Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland ... moral issue, the question of abortion has divided communities, determined the outcome of many elections and incited quiet citizens to become activists. In order to avoid abortions, the government put strict rest...

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