Fortunately, with these advancements came more efficient ways of terminating a pregnancy. Ironically, at the same time Victorian Mortality surged! Under Victorian Morality, abortions became a taboo, leading to their ban in most English speaking countries. The first law to specifically outlaw abortions was the Malicious shooting or stabbing act of 1803. Under this legislation any woman who received an abortion as well as any persons were conducting the procedure was sentenced the death penalty or 14 years imprisonment. With the growth in medical development, women began getting abortions more often. The 19th century saw not only a rise in abortion rates but abortions increasingly punished. The first sign of Anti-Abortion campaign surfaced in the United States, starting the 1820’s within a decade there were states that made abortions as weighty as a felony. Surprisingly many feminist were against the legalization of abortions up until the beginning of the reform in the 1920’s. The first act forgiving a mother who got an abortion was the Infant Life Preservation Act, which excused a mother whose sole purpose of the abortion was to carry on her own
Fortunately, with these advancements came more efficient ways of terminating a pregnancy. Ironically, at the same time Victorian Mortality surged! Under Victorian Morality, abortions became a taboo, leading to their ban in most English speaking countries. The first law to specifically outlaw abortions was the Malicious shooting or stabbing act of 1803. Under this legislation any woman who received an abortion as well as any persons were conducting the procedure was sentenced the death penalty or 14 years imprisonment. With the growth in medical development, women began getting abortions more often. The 19th century saw not only a rise in abortion rates but abortions increasingly punished. The first sign of Anti-Abortion campaign surfaced in the United States, starting the 1820’s within a decade there were states that made abortions as weighty as a felony. Surprisingly many feminist were against the legalization of abortions up until the beginning of the reform in the 1920’s. The first act forgiving a mother who got an abortion was the Infant Life Preservation Act, which excused a mother whose sole purpose of the abortion was to carry on her own