Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by either removing or forcing the fetus or embryo from the womb before it is able to survive on its own. Women for centuries have used abortion to control reproduction regardless of it being legal or not. Which today has linked to women’s status and political power as well as to society’s population and economic objectives. There is still an ongoing debate over whether or not abortion should be a legal option. The beginning of the ongoing abortion controversy started around “the 1820’s abortion laws began to appear in the United States; forbidding a woman to have an abortion in the first trimester of a pregnancy.” (A brief history of the abortion history in the United States) Those who were against abortion mainly consisted of physicians, the AMA and legislatures, they then managed to get abortions outlawed in 1900. It became a crime to have an abortion as at the time the procedure was dangerous done with unprofessional methods leading with a high mortality rate. Other risky surgeries were considered necessary for the people’s health and welfare and those were not prohibited. One of the reasons abortion became a crime or sin was to restrict women to the child-bearing role. Even though abortions were outlawed, illegal abortions were still present but weren’t as regular due to the Comstock laws “which is a federal act passed by congress, the act made it illegal for the US postal service to send any of the following things: erotica, contraceptives, abortifacients and any information regarding the above items.”(Comstock Laws- Wikipedia) Feminists later defended safe and effective birth control where they had found out there were other ways to prevent abortion. In 1960’s women became inspired by the civil rights and antiwar movements began to fight for their own rights. “The quickly growing movement took the issue to the public and began demonstrations and speak outs, some women spoke about their experience with illegal abortions.” (History of abortion) Not only did the women demonstrate and speak out but they also took to the streets in rallies and protests to get abortion on demand. Some groups recognized this and started to support the women. Reform was granted gradually by 1965 even though all fifty states had banned abortion they granted some exceptions: to save the life of a mother, the case of rape or incest or if the baby is deformed. Many groups such as the national abortion rights action league worked towards liberalizing abortion laws. “The cost was high but only a few women actually benefitted from it.”(History of abo