Boston’s rich history in the pro-life movement

Thank you NewBostonPost for inviting me to provide a series of entries on important historical events that had their origin in Boston. This blog on Boston's and the nation's first pro-life movement will interest Boston and New England readers for several reasons. One is that the 19th century movement, "The Physicians' Crusade Against Abortion," led to the state laws against abortion that were overturned in 1973 by Roe v. Wade. During the century that these laws were in effect, they saved million

Thank you NewBostonPost for inviting me to provide a series of entries on important historical events that had their origin in Boston. This blog on Boston's and the nation's first pro-life movement will interest Boston and New England readers for several reasons. One is that the 19th century movement, "The Physicians' Crusade Against Abortion," led to the state laws against abortion that were overturned in 1973 by Roe v. Wade. During the century that these laws were in effect, they saved million…