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Abortion - Historical Perspective

Reproductive rights: Resources for studying the history of abortion and the controversy about abortion, from many perspectives including pro-choice and pro-life. Also information on birth control and contraception history.
Abortion Controversy History - US
From your About Guide, a brief outline of the key events in the US abortion controversy.
Abortion in the Ancient and Premodern World
The practice of menstrual regulation or abortion is ancient. Traditional methods have been handed down for hundreds of generations and herbal and other methods have roots in the distant past.

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