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Why were abortions illegal?
Before 1967 in the UK, and 1973 in the US with Roe v. Wade, abortions were largely illegal, often leading women to seek dangerous, unregulated procedures. Gloria Steinem's personal story highlights this, as she received an illegal abortion in 1957. The fight for legal and safe abortion was a major focus of the women's movement.
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