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<p>Many scholars, including Carla Spivack and Lauren MacIvor Thompson have challenged Samuel Alito's historical research and argue that for much of American history abortion was neither outlawed nor particularly controversial. </p>
Most scholars say that at the nation's founding ending a pregnancy wasn’t illegal or even controversial. Here’s a look at the complex early history of abortion in the United States.
Despite years of Republican attacks, Roe v. Wade is still law. Abortion is still legal in all 50 states. Unfortunately, the challenge we have been bracing ourselves for might finally be at the Supreme Court. On May 17, 2021, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear Jackson Women s Health Organ.