
Medieval Contraception with Eleanor Janega
The Medieval Podcast
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Have You Drunk Anything That Is Going to Prevent Conception?
When priests are asked to get someone's confession, one of the things is usually drinking. Have you drunk anything that is going to prevent you from conceiving? That is a pretty general question. And it's interesting because for medieval people, there doesn't seem to be the same kind of idea of abortion early on and what they would call contraception.
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