Abortion in the Ancient World

By: Konstantinos Kapparis

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Hardcover | 27 June 2002 | Edition Number 1

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Ethical dilemmas and heated arguments on abortion very similar to our own, exercised Greek and Roman doctors, philosophers, historians, theologians, dramatists, novelists and poets. In this study, Professor Kapparis extrapolates the views of ancient physicians on abortion from a detailed investigation of the medical facts, medical and philosophical theories concerning the human status of the unborn in antiquity, the Hippocratic Oath, and other important documents on Greek medical ethics. He explores the reasons why women in antiquity sought abortions, male concerns and attitudes towards abortion, and religious, social, cultural and demographic trends influencing the legal status of abortion in antiquity. "Abortion in the Ancient World" thus presents the ancient debate on abortion and its ethics against its historical, legal, economic, social and cultural background, and links it to the modern debate.

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History European History Society & Culture Ethical Issues & Debates Ethical Issues of Abortion & Birth Control Earliest Times to Present Day Ancient History to the Year 500 Medicine Medicine in General History of Medicine

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Preface
Introduction
Methods of Abortion: Science and Superstition
Orally administered drugs
Pessaries
Externally applied drugs
Mechanical means
Surgical abortions
Ancillary techniques
Magic and superstition Conclusions
When Does Human Life Begin?
What is 'human'?
Human life begins at conception
Human life begins at birth
Human life begins while the foetus is growing Conclusions
The Doctor's Dilemma
The medical practitioner in the ancient world
Ancient Greek medical ethics
The Hippocratic oath
The preservation of human life
The health of the woman
Morals and money
The views of famous doctors of the ancient world
The medical woman and the midwife Conclusions
The Woman's Point of View Abortion in a Greek village: an anthropological parallel
The adulteress
The prostitute
Abortion for the sake of beauty
Abortion for social and economic reasons
Abortion as a political statement Conclusion
The Man's Point of View
The hope of becoming a father
Name, succession and inheritance
The future citizen
Abortion adoption, exposure and infanticide
The accessory to the crime Conclusions
Abortion and the Law
Religion, abortion and the law
Was abortion a crime in the eyes of the law?
Lysias frr. 19-24 Carey: an abortion trial in classical Athens
The trial of Cicero's Milesian woman Conclusions
Attitudes to Abortion: A historical Perspective Appendixes
Pseudo-Galen: Whether what is carried in the womb is a living being
Abortion, the Hippocratic Oath, and the sacred ordinances of the Philadelphia inscription (LSA20)
Abbreviations
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index of Ancient Authors
Index of Topics
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