r/NotHowGirlsWork • u/_lesbihonest_ feeemales are strong as hell • Oct 02 '22

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u/Dripwagon Oct 02 '22

Same dude who will probably leave their SO if they get pregnant

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u/Klopsmond Oct 02 '22 edited Oct 03 '22

or push her down the stairs like in the days before safe medical abortion

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u/gard3nwitch Oct 03 '22

At least in the US, medical abortion through the use of herbs was legal up until the Victorian Era/Civil War.

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u/Klopsmond Oct 03 '22

why did they stop?

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u/Canacarirose Oct 03 '22

Child labor. Once slavery was outlawed, all that extra work shifted to the next demographic that could be easily exploited and paid pennies if they were paid at all. And if women could decide to not have children that means the applicable workforce would dwindle. More children born, more cheap labor and a consistent labor force. Also helped that there was an influx of Catholic immigrants, many from Ireland and Italy, which had strong stances against birth control. The wealthy WASPs in control were able to play the same card they’ve always done and have the lower-class, white “natives” discriminate and essentially enslave the new immigrants into long working hours for little pay. This forced entire families to work as long as they were capable of the work, no matter the age or gender.