Ancient Practices
Ancient Egypt (circa 1550 BCE): The Ebers Papyrus, a medical text from this period, describes methods to induce abortion using herbal remedies, such as a tampon made of plant fibers coated with honey and crushed dates.muvs.org+6cnn.com+6genuinecollective.org+6
Ancient Mesopotamia: Babylonian medical texts mention abortifacients like the plant namruqqu, which was mixed into beer to induce miscarriage .worldhistory.org
Ancient Greece and Rome: Abortion was generally accepted and practiced using various methods. Greek philosophers like Plato and Aristotle discussed abortion in the context of population control. In Rome, herbal abortifacients such as silphium and pennyroyal were commonly used.en.wikipedia.org+4sapiens.org+4genuinecollective.org+4