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According to Reagan in “About to Meet Her Maker,” abortion was illegal, if it was done when the mother could feel the movement of the fetus. To take care the abortion, police and prosecutor need to cooperate with the doctor. The danger of abortion were death and publication, as the women names who did abortion were put in the newspaper. The State made a lot of law to avoid the increasing number of abortion. However, it was not really working, as many women still did abortion when they needed. There was also a law where men should married the women that they made pregnant. At the time pass, the abortion became political issue. Reagan concludes that the history of abortion should not be repeated ever.
Reagan states that the State made the women who did abortion talked about their sexual behaviors, sexual history, menstruation, and their bodies. These facts made the women felt shame toward their friends and family. Reagan also points out that the doctor’s licence could be taken out if they did illegal abortion. However, this law was not really working too as the number of abortion went higher. Reagan shows to the reader that abortion became the most priority problem, that needed to be solved at that time. …show more content…

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