... , and can be traced back to civilizations as varied as China under Shennong, Ancient Egypt with its Ebers Papyrus, and the Roman Empire in the time of Juvenal . Aristotle, in his treatise on government Politics, condemns infanticide as a means of population control. He preferred abortion in such cases, with the restriction "must be practiced on it before it has developed sensation and ... ...

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