contraception and abortion

Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the Renaissance by John Riddle, is a book that tries to make sense of the historical records related to birth control. The historical medical records that Riddle looked at for his book were from the classical and medieval periods. Riddle says how surprised and struck he was by the number of oral contraceptives and abortifacients that were mentioned in the records. For the most part classical and …

…birth control. The entire book and information in it were laid out in the most comprehendible way. Riddle followed a very structured path of examination through the book. He was able to give the reader a good sense of the overall view on contraception and abortion, as well as down to the very specific details of the times. This book was an excellent study of contraception and abortion from the Ancient World to the Renaissance.