The Romans also relied on herbs such as pennyroyal and hellebore, but had also created some of the first gynecological tools for abortive procedures. These surgical instruments were designed to dilate and extract a fetus by using a needle or spike and a covered blunt hook. ... Over the past century, procedures for abortions have come a long way from taking toxic herbs and doing jumping jacks. ... This procedure typically would be performed in a later term pregnancy. ...

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Abortion should be accessible to the people that need the procedure and the people who need it should not be criticized for their choice. ... These are all legitimate reasons to have to procedure done. ... "The reason for the enactment of the laws was not protection of morals or the soul of the fetus, but rather a reflection of the fact that at the time all surgical procedures were highly risky because of the probability of infection". ...

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