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SMNTY Classics: A Revisionist History of Abortion, Part 1

SMNTY Classics: A Revisionist History of Abortion, Part 1

Stuff Mom Never Told You

January 6, 202145m 40s

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Show Notes

In colonial America, early-term abortion was a way of life for many women. But by 1900, it had become criminalized across the country -- but not for reasons you'd expect. In this two-part cultural and legal history of abortion, Cristen and Caroline time travel from ancient Greek herbal remedies to induce miscarriage to 19th-century abortionist Madame Restell at the center of America's first major abortion debate in this classic episode.

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