Abortion
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...cent. stringent antiabortion laws were passed. Attitudes toward abortion became more liberal in the 20th cent. By the 1970s, abortion had been legalized in most...ruling (see Roe v. Wade ), abortions are permitted during the first six months of pregnancy. Abortion remains a controversial issue...