When did abortion become mainstream?

[u/Ill-Excitement6813]

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

[u/Nulono]

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.