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- From: jsbell@acs.ucalgary.ca (Joshua Bell)
- Subject: Re: Green Dragons and Eggs...
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- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 20:19:41 GMT
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- >On a related topic, what (human) birth control is available on Pern?
- >Lessa mentions that "The hold girls are convinced it's immoral to abort"
- >- how do they do abortions? There's no invasive surgery on Pern. Is
- >there a natural drug? How about prevention - is there a natural
- >contraceptive drug? (There is in Valdemar, but that's a different
- >universe). The 'rhythm' method won't work, when a dragon could rise at
- >any time...
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- Just a short trip Between, holding your dragon there for a few
- extra seconds, appears to be enough to cause an abortion. Women
- of the Weyrs just need to find an amiable rider.
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- Kylara uses this trick (or at least thinks about how she has used
- it) in DQ.
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- Joshua
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