Abortion in the Founders' era: Fact-checking Alito's history - The Washington Post

In the 18th-century United States and England, abortion was common enough that there were slang terms for it, like "taking the cold," "taking the trade" and "bringing down the flowers." It was less-effective and more dangerous than it is now; women seeking abortions often died from infected wounds or poisons. And it was generally unregulated, except for a few instances in England and one in colonial Maryland mentioned by Alito in the draft opinion. In the late-18th and early-19th centuries, no states had laws against any form of abortion...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/05/15/abortion-history-founders-alito/