Highly advanced medical papyri (like the Ebers Papyri) list numerous recipes for "emptying the womb," suggesting it was a standard medical procedure.
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Under the Roman Empire, late-term abortion was sometimes penalized—not as murder, but as a "fraud" against the husband who was being deprived of an heir. Highly advanced medical papyri (like the Ebers Papyri)
While it contains a line against providing "pessaries to cause abortion," historians debate if this was a total ban or a specific rejection of dangerous, invasive methods. 🏛️ Social and Legal Context Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient Wor...