Which of the Following Is True Regarding Historical Attitudes Toward

question 123

Multiple Choice

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 20th 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.