“Maude’s Dilemma” was a two-part episode about abortion that first aired in November 1972, when abortion was legal in Maude’s home state of New York but before the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade legalized abortion across the United States. Maude, at age 47, faces an unexpected pregnancy and decides to have an abortion. The episode sparked protests and controversy, leading some CBS affiliates to exclude it from reruns.
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