First full-length study of attitudes to abortion in the early medieval west. When a Spanish monk struggled to find the right words to convey his unjust expulsio

Carolingian Medical Knowledge and Practice explores the practicality and applicability of the medical recipes recorded in early medieval manuscripts. It takes a

Abortion remains the most contested political issue in American life. Poll results have remained surprisingly constant over the years, with roughly equal number

This volume introduces students to the history of cultural and theological responses to abortion as background for understanding a diversity of ethical position

A comprehensive history of abortion in Renaissance Italy. In this authoritative history, John Christopoulos provides a provocative and far-reaching account of a