There are many different types of abortion. Abortions date back to 500 BC One of the first documented abortions occurred to mistresses of royal men in China. Women who committed adultery often ended up having an abortion. Egypt was also known to have one of the first known abortions. Christians approved abortion until the 18th and 19th centuries. Christians thought abortions were acceptable as long as the mother could not feel the kicking of the fetus. The term for when a woman has reached this point in her pregnancy is called acceleration (Nordqvist). The origin of the word abortion comes from the Latin language (Nordqvist). In the 19th century, abortion was not a well-educated procedure for doctors. Most of the methods were improvised and were not safe for the mother's well-being. Unlike today's methods, sharp and painful instruments were used. Since abortion was illegal in the past, women were forced to use hangers and other dangerous household devices to induce abortion. Cleaning with strong chemicals such as lye was also used. Most of these...