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PSYCHOLOGY OF SEXhave had experience of this method seem to approve of it.Some doubts, however, have been expressed as to itseffects on the men who practiceit. There is reason tothink that in some cases greatly prolonged coitus may producesome of the same nervous results, though usually ina milder degree, as interrupted coitus. But in a large proportionof cases this is certainly not the case. The practiceis not usually easy except for men with sound and wellbalancednervous systems, and such persons do not usuallyseem to be conscious of any evil results from the practice,provided of course that it is not carried to excess.When contraceptionfails either owing to carelessnessor the use of an unsuitable method a serious situationmay sometimes arise. But there is nothing to be done. Itis still a criminal offense to aid a woman to procure abortionfor personal, social,or even eugenic considerations.Women seldom understand this illegality, and cannot understandwhy, if poor, they are compelled to take injuriousdrugs in vain, or, if better off, be obliged (if English) togo abroad for the operation. When women have moreinfluence than at present in effecting legislative changesthere can be no doubt that the legal prohibition of abortion,which is based on grounds that are now antiquated,will be modified. And it will become clearly establishedthat this is a personal question with which the law is notentitled to interfere. If inadvisable, it is for the doctor,not the policeman, to offer an opinion. There is alreadya movement in this direction in various countries, andin Soviet Russia, although abortion isiscarried out with due medical precautions in the hospi-pending a more widespread popular enlightenmenttals,not encourageditwith extended facilities for contraception.The prevention of conception involves so much careand precaution that of recent years an alternative and