"Abortion in colonial America : Book Review - The Angel of Ashland : Practicing Compassion and Tempting Fate , by Vincent J. Genovese Also , it might be noted : Abortion in early America . [ Women Health . 1979 ] - PubMed Result It is interesting to note that slaves were not permitted abortion because they were chattel , property , and the more they bred the richer their owners might become . So , by many patriarchal religious groups , women are still considered chattel , breeding stock ."
"Oh , boy ... here you come with your anti-religious bigotry rhetoric , who mentioned one thing about religiosity ? C'mon Simone ... let 's coddle those little bats of common sense back under the belfry of reason where they are supposed to roost ... They did n't need laws against it back then because peopel had more human dignity and respect for human life ... and they responded within the realm of decency and basic propriety . It is a shame we actually have to go there ..."
"many patriarchal religious groups , women are still considered chattel , breeding stock ."
"They did n't need laws against it back then because peopel had more human dignity and respect for human life ..."