Sex in Ancient Rome
The Ancients
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What Did the Romans Think of Abortion?
There's lots of mention of women enjoying sex and taking pleasure in sex. There was some disquiet about it, but not a movement or an anti movement towards it. But yot, it would be dangerous, and you'd want to go for it if you didn't have to ad anything. And the cind of women depicted in frescoes, et cetera, they not like their having fun. They don't look miserable, necessarily partaking. So what did the remes therefore think abortions? Was this very much accepted?"
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