How did the older liberal generation view abortion when it became legal? What happen?

Question

I am wondering the liberals who fought in WW2, that generation of liberals, when abortion started to hit the table and became what was that liberal generation view on it? And of it now?

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Answer 1

The simple answer is that abortion didn't become a national obsession until Roe. People definitely did not think about it the way we do now.

Answer 2

Abortion is beyond the concern of the great generation. it is no longer a scourge that will directly effect them. they do understand the long term ramifications of abortion however, and rarely do they support it.



Having survived the horrific cost of WW II, many of this generation understand the fragility of life, and how precious it is. They also understand the long term effects and the lasting guilt associated with abortion. So many women and men are emotionally distraught over the idea of ending a life before it had a chance for survival.



Many of these emotions don't materialize until they have taken the time to reflect on earlier decisions. By then, it's too late ! This too, the generation from that era, understands !

Answer 3

I agree with the stipulations set out in Roe V Wade " The Court held that a woman's right to an abortion is determined by the stage of pregnancy, and the state cannot prohibit abortion before viability. After viability, the state cannot prohibit abortion if abortion "is necessary, in appropriate medical judgment, for the preservation of the life or health of the mother" as defined in the companion case of Doe v. Bolton.[2] The Court said that "viability" means "potentially able to live outside the mother's womb, albeit with artificial aid. Viability is usually placed at about seven months (28 weeks) but may occur earlier, even at 24 weeks." Liberal

Answer 4

People were more accepting, because abortions were more necessary during the 60s-70s.

The sexual revolution changed American's attitudes towards sex.

Times were different when abortion became legal. There were very few forms of effective birth

control, and what existed was expensive, harsh or intrusive.

It was difficult to control pregnancy.

There really should not be much need for abortion today. Contraceptives are safe, effective, and

affordable..

Answer 5

Robot Hooker

You're wrong

Frank Sinatra's mother was an abortionist

My best guess would be that the WWII generation were glad when abortion became legal b/c it meant that their daughters would not die as a result of back-alley abortions

Answer 6

The people who fought in ww2 were not the people who were involved with having abortion legalized, for one.



Second, abortion, when it was passed, was thought of as a great triumph of individual rights, and with increasing abortion rates, saw an inverse correlation with crime. Abortion goes up, crime goes down. Less kids living in poverty = less people stabbing the middle class so particular cities were pleased with this, such as washington.

Answer 7

They likely recoiled in disgust. It was the generation who were born to those who fought in WW II that were all gung-ho about abortion. That generation, the baby boomers, saw it as a badge of honor and a great method of birth control.

Answer 8

Everyone has always liked abortion, secretly.