She who first plucked forth the tender life deserved to die in the warfare she began.
• Ovid, Amores, II, xiv, 1–6 (tr. Grant Showerman)
• Ovid, Amores, II, xiv, 1–6 (tr. Grant Showerman)
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Quae prima instituit teneros convellere fetus,
Militia fuerat digna perire sua.
— Abortion
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Quae prima instituit teneros convellere fetus,
Militia fuerat digna perire sua." in the context of "She who first plucked forth the tender life deserved to die in the warfare she began.
• Ovid, Amores, II, xiv, 1–6 (tr. Grant Showerman)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Abortion" (O)
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About Abortion
Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus.
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