The line for abortion was the “quickening” (the point where the baby’s movements can be detected), which was placed around 15-20 weeks.
In 1829, New York made post-quickening abortions a felony, and pre quickening abortions a misdemeanour (Illinois made them a misdemeanour in 1827 so technically they were the first state to criminalise abortion). The AMA pushed for further criminalisation after that.
Gah! I meant *first* trimester. Third trimester is obviously a little late in the game.😅
Yep, the abortion claim, at least according to all the research I’ve done, is true. This is the first link I found with a quick Google search, but the same info is repeated in many places (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/arts/roe-v-wade-abortion-history.html).
The line for abortion was the “quickening” (the point where the baby’s movements can be detected), which was placed around 15-20 weeks.
In 1829, New York made post-quickening abortions a felony, and pre quickening abortions a misdemeanour (Illinois made them a misdemeanour in 1827 so technically they were the first state to criminalise abortion). The AMA pushed for further criminalisation after that.