Abortion
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...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...funds for abortion except for therapeutic reasons and in certain other...