"On Criminal Abortion in America" by Horatio Robinson Storer is a 19th-century discussion on abortion, where the author looks closely at how the law and morals clash when it comes to the procedure, mainly seeing it as a crime against the unborn that the current laws don't really address. Storer pushes for better laws that show how society should care for both mothers and their unborn children. He sets the stage by looking at how often criminal abortions happen and how complex they are, sharing what he believes and what he plans to argue. Storer points out that the laws around abortion are unclear, with laws at the time mostly ignoring the unborn and focusing on any harm to the mother. He insists that we need to understand how often abortions occur and what happens because of them, suggesting doctors should help guide what people think and what the laws say about abortion. Storer gets the reader ready to think about the legal problems and the moral need for doctors and everyone else to face this "great disgrace of the law."
On criminal abortion in America
By Horatio Robinson Storer
In a time of legal uncertainty, a doctor makes it his mission to change the laws and minds of people who don't understand that abortion is a crime against the unborn.
Summary
About the AuthorHoratio Robinson Storer was an American physician, numismatist, and anti-abortion activist. He is considered the leader of the Physicians' Crusade Against Abortion, which historians "consider largely responsible for the increase in laws criminalizing abortion in the late 1800s."
Horatio Robinson Storer was an American physician, numismatist, and anti-abortion activist. He is considered the leader of the Physicians' Crusade Against Abortion, which historians "consider largely responsible for the increase in laws criminalizing abortion in the late 1800s."
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