करीब 2,000 वर्षों की ईसाई सभ्यता में, एक अजन्मे बच्चे की जान लेना एक घृणित और जघन्य नैतिक अपराध माना जाता था जो मानवता को कलंकित करता था। अवैध संतानों से बचने के लिए, या फिर सिर्फ अपनी सुविधा के लिए किए जाने वाले गर्भपात इतनी गोपनीयता से किए जाते थे कि वह इस बात का सबूत था कि इस काम के अवैध होने के साथ-साथ इसमें कितनी शर्म जुड़ी हुई थी।
For nearly 2,000 years of Christian civilization, taking the life of an unborn child was regarded as a vile and heinous moral offense which degraded humanity. . . . Abortions to avoid illegitimate births, or otherwise for convenience, were performed with a secrecy that was as much the mark of the shame attaching to the deed as a consequence of its illegality.
For nearly 2,000 years of Christian civilization, taking the life of an unborn child was regarded as a vile and heinous moral offense which degraded humanity. . . . Abortions to avoid illegitimate births, or otherwise for convenience, were performed with a secrecy that was as much the mark of the shame attaching to the deed as a consequence of its illegality.