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- From: rtsumn01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
- Subject: Re: Green Dragons and Eggs...
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- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 01:39:07 GMT
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- In article <722304362snz@keris.demon.co.uk>, chris@keris.demon.co.uk (Chris Croughton) writes:
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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...
-
- In addition to the herbal methods alluded to by others, there are some
- gruesome methods of abortion, including getting someone to jump on your
- lower abdomen. I also read an unpleasant but informative description by
- a woman on how she gave herself an abortion. It involved sharpening a hook
- (crochet hook?) and scraping the uterine wall.
-
- Ugly, but it works. I can see other reasons why the hold girls might not
- want to abort besides the morality...
-
- --Semhaza
-