In the 1800s abortion was illegal and medical societies thought abortionists who practiced illegally were the lowest of the low. here is one quote from 1893:
“The medical profession looks upon this crime as one of the most heinous, and as closely allied to infanticide. He who is believed guilty of such a crime could never be received into membership in this or any other medical society; or if a member should so far forget his high calling to be guilty of this crime, his expulsion would quickly follow upon the presentation of adequate evidence of his guilt.”
William Henry Parish “Criminal Abortion,” MSR 68 April 29, 1893 644 – 649
MSR Stands for Medical and Surgical Reporter
Frederick N Dyer The Physicians’ Crusade against Abortion (Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts: science history publications, 2005) 233
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