But tl;dr; answer: Modern abortion has its roots with a founder who was also strong advocate for eugenics.
She was a product of her time and really believed she was advocating for improvement of society, but the ideas took a dark turn.
The only notable opposition were from the conservative religious circles; but as noted even there the record is spotty.
Still, credit where credit is due.
Whether more modern evangelicals are rooted from the same opposition is irrelevant.
But tl;dr; answer: Modern abortion has its roots with a founder who was also strong advocate for eugenics.
She was a product of her time and really believed she was advocating for improvement of society, but the ideas took a dark turn.
The only notable opposition were from the conservative religious circles; but as noted even there the record is spotty.
Still, credit where credit is due.
Whether more modern evangelicals are rooted from the same opposition is irrelevant.