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Angus McLaren, author of “Illegal Operations: Women, Doctors, and Abortion” demonstrates the life of an abortionist in the late 1800’s to the mid 1900’s. McLaren explains a series of affairs in detail with many different abortionists. Since abortion was illegal at the time, many women consulted midwives, or took the procedure of abortion among themselves, this at times resulted in their death. The articles purpose is to use legal sources to explore the decision to …

…own hands, and finally had no choice but to see a professional. The problem with the author’s argument is that the only way to agree that the well-being of women was jeopardized is to be a pro-abortionist. If a pro-abortionist reads the article, it’s only obvious that they’ll agree that women were mistreated at this time. Wouldn’t a pro-abortionist expect all the proper treatment for a woman who chooses to abort?