How were abortions performed in the 1930s?

Early Abortions from 1930 to about 1950 Please know that this is very disturbing. Though some of these notes are after the 1932 abortion, methods did not really improve because abortions were illegal. read more

During the 1930’s, abortions were illegal. Most doctors wouldn’t perform them because it put the doctors and the hospital at risk of legal action. read more

Moderate reforms had already been tried: twelve states permitted abortion in instances of rape, incest, danger to physical or mental health, or fetal defect, but since most women, as always, sought abortions for economic, social, or personal reasons, illegal abortion continued to thrive (something to consider for those who advocate once again restricting legal abortion in this way). read more

WHILE ABORTION was illegal for decades, not all eras of illegality were the same. In the 1930s, for example, abortion was widespread and extremely common. There was still tremendous risk involved, given that penicillin and antibiotics were not available until the Second World War. read more