Word: knaus
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Died. Dr. Hermann Knaus, 77, Austrian gynecologist and a developer of the rhythm method of birth control; of cancer of the spleen; in Graz, Austria. Knaus's discovery in the late '20s that the nonfertile periods between ovulation and menstruation may be calculated led to widespread use of the rhythm method; it is still the only form of birth control officially sanctioned by the Roman Catholic Church. A Catholic himself, Knaus vehemently opposed use of the Pill, which he called "hormonal rape of the body...