Birth prevention before the era of modern contraception
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Population and Societies
, 2005
Only in the last two centuries have human beings started to practice effective family limitation. Methods of contraception and abortion have existed for much longer, but were not a part of everyday life. Etienne van de Walle examines those mentioned ...