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Historical Abortion w/ Jennifer Wright

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

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Madam Rastelle's Pill Compounder

Madam Rastelle created pills that could produce an abortion using ingredients like Tansy Oil and Turpentine. She also learned how to do surgical abortions using a piece of flail bone that was sharpened at the end. The most remarkable thing about her work in this area is that her potions did not seem to kill anyone.

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