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On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Thomas Izbicki wrote: > A paper on abortion delivered at the Syracuse International congress of > Medieval Canon Law indicated that there was more concern among the > canonists about abortions induced by violence, a woman being struck by > someone else, whether family or a stranger, than in abortions induced by > medical practices or other voluntary means. This reflects my findings in the sermon literature. For example, in *Jacob's Well* the preacher condemns those who committ manslaughter through "enpoysenyng & in 3euyng drynkes to dystryin childeryn in *e moderys wombe." I also read recently--and I can't for the life of me remember where, mayber here in *Jacob's Well*--that animation took place on the fortieth day for specific reasons. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I'll try to retrace my reading steps over the past few weeks to see if I can find this reference. Clint Clinton Atchley University of Washington [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%