title: [Concerning a chapter of "Ephodia": abortion and Greek physicians].
abstract: In reference to the presence of a list of abortifacients in a Greek manual of therapeutics or Arab origins (the Ephodia), the author reexamines the Oath of Hippocrates and its statement on abortion and abortifacients in the Hippocratic tradition as they were employed in Greek, Roman, Arab, and Byzantine cultures.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Congourdeau
mesh_terms: D000019:Abortifacient Agents / Q000266:history; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics; D018643:Arab World / Q000266:history; D018612:Byzantium; D004992:Ethics, Medical / Q000266:history; D005260:Female; D018645:Greek World / Q000266:history; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D018644:Roman World / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D000019:Abortifacient Agents