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AEWBW

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Which of the following is true regarding historical attitudes toward abortion?
 
  A) Abortion was illegal in all societies with law codes until the last half of the 20tht century.
  B) Abortion was legal throughout the United States until the 1950s.
  C) Early American law allowed abortion until the pregnant woman felt movement of the fetus.
  D) In the 13th century, St. Thomas Aquinas asserted that a new life acquired a soul at conception.

Question 2

Illegal abortion _________
 
  A) tends not to present health risks, because terminating a pregnancy is fairly easy and rarely invasive.
  B) is more common in countries in which people have less access to contraception.
  C) tends to be more common in countries in which women have access to legal abortion, which can be seen as a reflection of more accepting attitude toward abortion.
  D) is very uncommon in countries in which the majority of the population identifies as Catholic.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B





 

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