“first [known] written references to abortion are contained in an ancient Egyptian papyrus written ~3,500 years ago. The Ebers Papyrus, a medical text, suggested around 1550 BC that abortion could be induced using a “plant-fibre tampon coated with a compound that included honey and crushed dates.””
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“The Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Ebers is often seen as some of the first written evidence of abortion practice.
Dating back to 1600BC, the text describes methods by which “the woman empties out the conceived in the first, second or third time period”
https://theconversation.com/a-brief-history-of-abortion-from-ancient-egyptian-herbs-to-fighting-stigma-today-213033