The wording of these statutory provisions is based directly on legislation enacted in England in the nineteenth century: Sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. ... At the beginning of the 13th century, Pope Innocent III wrote that "quickening" (the time when a woman first feels the fetus move within her) was the moment at which abortion became homicide; prior to quickening, abortion was a less serious sin. ...

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For centuries prior to 1800 the key to the common law's attitude towards abortion had been a phenomenon associated with normal gestation as quickening. ... At the same time, a second key change was taking place: American woman began to practice abortion more frequently after 1840 then they had earlier in the century (50). ...

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Abortion Abortion in today's society has become very political. You are either pro-choice or pro-life, and there doesn't seem to be a happy medium. As we look at abortion and research its history, should it remain legal in the United States, or should it be outlawed to reduce the ev...

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For centuries prior to 1800 the key to the common law's attitude towards abortion had been a phenomenon associated with normal gestation as quickening. ... At the same time, a second key change was taking place: American woman began to practice abortion more frequently after 1840 then they had earlier in the century (50). ...

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Abortion has been around for centuries in the United States and to understand how abortion became a social issue and how it developed you must explore the history of it. Over the centuries there have been dramatic changes in abortion procedures and the emotions of the people have become more intense. ... The AMA was successful because by the end of the century every state has outlawed abortion. ...

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