dant@mrloog.LA.TEK.COM (Dan Tilque;1893;92-101;) (01/29/89)
Mark Robert Thorson writes: > >A related question: are there any traditional, native cultures who practice >any form of abortion? Way back in college, my anthropology teacher mentioned that on an Micronesian island, the women practiced abortion by rolling themselves over logs. This had the unfortunate side effect of sometimes damaging the reproductive equipment of the woman so she was effectively sterilized. This didn't create too much of a problem until the Japanese introduced condoms. Then the population started to go down. The solution: introduce safe female contraception. This allowed the women to control pregnancy without potential damage. --- Dan Tilque -- dant@twaddl.LA.TEK.COM
krista@ihlpa.ATT.COM (Anderson) (02/01/89)
> Mark Robert Thorson writes: > > > >A related question: are there any traditional, native cultures who practice > >any form of abortion? Some Native American tribes used abortives, particularly in the SE US area, I believe. They work because they're poison; a little too much and the woman dies. -- Krista A.