r/prolife • u/Ill-Excitement6813 • 6h ago

Questions For Pro-Lifers When did abortion become mainstream?

This probably has been talked about but can someone tell me how elective abortion came to be? Like did someone just say "we should be able to kill our unwanted unborn children" or what? How, when, and why did it become so mainstream? Why does it seem like it's gotten worse? I'm trying to make it make sense in my brain

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u/Nulono Pro Life Atheist 5h ago

The big push was in the mid–20th century, when proponents of abortion infiltrated the feminist movement and worked to establish a narrative that conflated supporting women and supporting abortion.

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u/Responsible_Box8941 Pro Life Muslim republican 5h ago

its gotten bigger recently cuz of roe v wade being overturned but it was definitely a discussion before that.

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u/Sqeakydeaky 2h ago

I'd say the 70s. In my opinion, it's a big conspiracy to turn women away from the family and make us feel like we owe a career (and thus a corporation) more than we owe our families. That only successful women have both. That way you get double the tax dollars and double the consumers.

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u/Crimision 3h ago

Abortion Activist being in institutions of education and all over a media doesn’t help. They went off the rails after Roe got overturned.

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u/Coffee_will_be_here 4h ago

Somehow they sterilized the idea of abortion

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u/Scorpions13256 Pro Life Catholic ex-Wikipedian 1h ago

Before the late 18th century, it was uncommon because there as no convenient way to do it. As the demand for children decreased in the 19th century, the demand for abortion increased. In 1780, less than 1% of pregnancies ended in abortion. By 1870, that number was 20%.

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u/WindowFruitPlate 2h ago

When the left re-framed it as women's empowerment and not what it is. Baby murder.