Share, Reproduction was a function of biology and was regulated by the society/civilization surrounding its citizens.
In ancient Rome, women and slaves were people who could not exercise free will. Women were legally under the rule of their fathers first and husbands later. Most slaves were captured in warfare and then later sold. They were usually chosen for their ability to perform labor and even if they were household slaves they were unable to employ their power of choice because they were "owned" by their master and were totally subservient to the will/choice of someone else. Most Christians initially came from these groups, although slaves were the major population. Most women, especially the high-breds, had no need of Christianity since they ruled their households in their husbands name and had many slaves. Same thing in Islam, where it is still legal to own and use slaves. The prefix "abd-" in all those Arabic names means "slave", only in this case, slave of Allah in one of his manifest qualities.
