While I agree that harsh restrictions on reproductive healthcare are very bad policy in part for the reasons you mention, pointing this out doesn't seem like a very effective counter-argument to the idea that things are better today than in the past. Prior to the Roe v. Wade decision, which came just 60 years ago, abortion was illegal in all circumstances in all states. Cancer survival rates have significantly increased thanks to advances in medical treatment.

There are certainly issues currently, and the state laws against abortion are part of that, but I think the 21st century is overall better than past time periods.