From: ian (i.) gorlick (igorlick@nortel.ca)
Date: Mon 16 Sep 1996 - 23:38:00 EEST
Jane Williams raised the issue of contraception in Glorantha and on earth.
As far as I know, terrestrial ancients had access to a variety of
abortifacients, but no chemicals quite like the pill. They also had access to
mechanical methods, the caecum of a sheep being the preferred condom.
Would they use these? Probably varies by culture.
Jane suggests that Ernaldans would refuse to use chemical methods because of
A propos of rhythm method: would you suspect that female cultists linked to the
their fertility links. I partially disagree. I suspect that in principle they
are opposed to the use of abortifacients. However, for many households living on
the edge of poverty an extra child may be ruinous, so the alternative would be
infanticide. I lay odds that they choose abortion over infanticide. Rhythm
method and condoms are probably also used to reduce the odds of having to resort
to abortion.
fertility rune would have some extra insight into when they are fertile? Kind of
like Orlanthi having a feeling about what the weather will do? That could make
the rhythm method much more effective.
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