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In the United States, abortion was practiced until about 1880. By this time most states had banned it unless it was to save the life of a woman.
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Anti-abortion legislation was part of a backlash against the growing movements for suffrage and birth control. It was an effort to control them to a traditional childbearing role.
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Even then, racial issues were brought upon with the declining birth rate among whites. The U.S. government and the Eugenics movement were concerned with "race suicide" and wanted white U.S. born women to reproduce more.
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In order to have an abortion, it depended on a woman's economic situation, where she lived, and her race.
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One of the most common types of abortion is “Suction Abortion”. It is used during the first three months of pregnancy - A suction tube (27 times stronger than a home vacuum cleaner) is inserted into the womb. The powerful suction tears the baby apart limb from limb and sucks it from the womb along with the placenta. The baby's remains are deposited into an attached waste bottle.
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On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all existing criminal abortion laws in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. The court found that a woman’s decision to terminate a pregnancy in the first trimester was protected under the “right of privacy”.
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President Obama threatened to veto the GOP-backed bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks, calling it a “direct challenge” to a court-protected right for women.
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The federal Medicaid program mandates abortion funding in cases of rape or incest, as well as when a pregnant woman's life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or injury. The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is an organization of abortion providers. According to their web site, half of all abortions performed in the United States and Canada are performed by National Abortion Federation members
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There are many anti-abortion and pro-abortion interest groups who fight and speak out for what they believe. Pro-Choice groups consists of NARAL Pro-Choice America, Planned Parenthood, CFFC (Catholics for a Free Choice), National Abortion and Federation. These interest groups support taking the life of a baby. Interest groups that support the right to life and are against abortion are ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice), American Life League, Americans United for Life, Pro-Life Action League, and Pro-Life Action Ministries.
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Abortion was supposed to empower women, free them from the rigors of childbearing and the drudgery of housework, and enable them to achieve an equal place with men in the workforce. Several decades later, it is said that many women are wondering when this freedom, empowerment and equality is going to have a positive impact on their lives.
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The law that currently stands in the United States is that a woman could have an abortion at any time during her pregnancy. Before the fetus is viable, she does not need a reason. After the fetus is viable (which usually is around 26-30 weeks), the state cannot stop her having an abortion if she can prove that she is doing it for health reasons, and these reasons can actually include things like mental health or possible complications that may or may not happen.
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