![]() Ferngren, New England Journal of Medicine He draws widely on the specialist literature of a number of disciplines as he discusses, among other things, the theology of ensoulment of the fetus and the demographics of early modern Europe. More specifically, he challenges the common view that oral contraception was little practiced and largely ineffective until the 18th century… Riddle argues his case with learning and perspicacity. In this book, Riddle attempts a broader but partly overlapping study, a history of abortion and contraception in the Western tradition (Europe and the United States, with a glance at the Islamic World). In an earlier study, Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the Renaissance, he argued that a much more reliable knowledge of oral contraceptives existed in the ancient and medieval worlds than had previously been thought. ![]() “John Riddle has established his reputation as a leading expert on ancient Greek pharmacology. “ Eve’s Herbs is a highly informative presentation of the history of the use of plant products, such as ergot, as abortion agents. ![]()
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