According to Dr Bernard Nathanson, abortionist and founder of NARAL, later anti-abortion activist, there were about 300 maternal deaths per year due to illegal abortion in the late 50s, early 60s, thanks to antibiotics. By 1970 the number was well under a hundred, due in part to legalized abortion in NY and CA.
To see thousands of maternal deaths, go back to 1940.
For 300 deaths, either illegal abortion was not very common, or not very dangerous, compared to childbirth in general back then.
Rough estimate, 100,000 abortions per year in 1960 seems more likely than 1,000,000.
NARAL lied both about the number of women killed by abortion, and the number of abortions performed.
NARAL lied both about the number of women killed by abortion, and the number of abortions performed.
A liberal woman I know simply will not believe that liberals use lies as their default position on anything.