Medieval Christian women had more access to contraceptives and abortion methods than often assumed. While official religious texts condemned the practices, medical treatises show that wealthy women used pharmaceuticals and surgeries to protect their health, with some procedures resembling modern techniques. The truth is far more nuanced than today’s simplified narrative.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/abortion-and-contraception-in-the-middle-ages/. #science #politics
I personally oppose abortion except under specific circumstances, but what I oppose even more is stripping anyone of their bodily autonomy by law.
Protecting that fundamental right is absolutely necessary and non-negotiable.
@Museek I agree Museek. I could never have an abortion unless it was extremely dire circumstances and there was NO other choice. But people have to have that choice.
Exactly.
It would be the same regardless of whether it was abortion or not... denying anyone capable of making decisions on their own the right to control what happens to their own body is a deep injustice, no matter the context.
Bodily autonomy isn't just a privilege... it's a human right that must be protected in every situation, without compromise. For the same reasons, I am against circumcison.