STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2337, sig. 109-11/139

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24 - 8 - in pregnancy interruptions without and with indication, namely those in which the interruption with the prescription certificate of another doctor took place and those in whom the accused carried out the interruptio without the inclusion of such an indication certificate of a second doctor, so to speak, on their own responsibility.The group of abortions with indication is divided into those with real indication and in cases with a so-called pseudoindication. As regards the surgical technique of the methods of breaking by the Saa, the following have been used: 1.) Curettage (excavation or elongation of the uterus) after previous enlargement of the cervical canal by means of metal pins. This method was generally used by the accused Kafka, prettier, and Fritsch in the 1st to 3rd month of pregnancy. 2.) Sectio vaginalis (so-called caesarean section from the vagina ) with subsequent digital eviction of the uterus. This method was used from the 3rd month of pregnancy and was preferred by the Kafka and the pretty one. 3.) Sog. small caesore section. Above the chamois the body was opened by a cut that also cuts the peritoneum, then the opening of the uterus and the removal of it by means of the rubber gloved hand with fingers. The application of this method was limited to individual cases. 4.) Initiation of early interruption of pregnancy in advanced cases either by means of laminaria (spring) or metrerrynter.