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To: Lane3 who wrote (13528)5/13/2001 10:15:17 AM
From: Tom Clarke  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
I had thought abortion was always illegal in this country until 1974. This article says it was made illegal in New York in 1845.

The death of the Beautiful Cigar Girl led to two important changes in New York, both approved in 1845. The Police Reform Act helped modernize the city's system of policing, and the second statute criminalized abortion.
nydailynews.com