A Historian Traces the Global History of Abortion Through One Medical Technique
In a new essay, researcher Bibia Pavard follows the Karman aspiration method through decades of activism, legalization campaigns and, at times, eugenicist uses.
Historian Bibia Pavard has published an essay, structured like a novel, that traces the intimate and global history of abortion through speeches, protest marches and the medical techniques that shaped how the procedure was practiced, according to Bibliobs (Le Nouvel Obs).
At the center of her investigation is the Karman aspiration method, a technique that Bibliobs reports helped drive the legalization of abortion in several countries but was also, at points, put to eugenicist ends.
The summary provided does not detail which countries or time periods the book covers, nor its publisher or length. Those specifics were not part of the material available for this report.
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