AdvertisementBefore Roe: The Physicians' CrusadeMay 19, 2022Rund AbdelfatahRamtin ArabloueiJulie CaineLaine Kaplan-LevensonLawrence WuCasey MinerYolanda SangweniAnya SteinbergfacebookEmailA depiction of the first ovariotomy, which was performed in 1809. (Library of Congress)