(Text illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource) by Sophia Levin, PublicSource Prior to the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling in 1973,roughly1 in 4 U.S. pregnancieswere aborted. The procedure was illegal in most states without exception. Pennsylvania, alongside 16 other states, allowed the procedure — sometimes. Women needed permission from doctors, which usually meant permission from men. In … Continued
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