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A Cup of Sage Tea: Induced Abortion Has a Long History in Women’s Health Care

On January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 By Carolyn Herbst LewisIn HerbsLeave a comment

I often teach the history of herbal contraceptives in my courses, but I had never heard that common garden sage was on the list of potential pregnancy dangers. Sage is another reminder of the long history of induced abortion in women's health care.

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