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About 1.3 million abortions are induced each year in the United States, though the abortion rate has been declining steadily, if only slightly, over the last several decades.
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Beginning in the 1860s and 1870s, however, the American Medical Association (AMA) launched a campaign under the guidance of a Boston doctor named Horatio Robinson Storer to outlaw abortions except under very specific conditions that were controlled by a doctor.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, the public's attitude regarding abortions began to noticeably shift, mainly because of the birth of the women's movement. In their struggle against inequality in all aspects of American life, women increasingly advocated that control over their reproductive lives was essential to ultimately achieving true equality, as pregnancy had such long-ranging impacts on both personal and professional lives.
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