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Jun 28, 2021 · Learn about the ancient and modern methods of birth control, from herbs and condoms to pills and IUDs. Explore the legal issues, controversies, and milestones that shaped the history of birth control in the U.S.
The history of birth control, also known as contraception and fertility control, refers to the methods or devices that have been historically used to prevent pregnancy. Planning and provision of birth control is called family planning.
1914 Believing that “enforced motherhood is the most complete denial of a woman’s right to life and liberty,” public health nurse Margaret Sanger coins the term “birth control” and begins her decades-long campaign to make contraceptives legal and available to women in America.
Learn how humans have long searched for an effective method of contraception and how the 20th century gave birth to the birth control pill. Explore the history, science, and impact of contraception on women's rights and population growth.
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Explore the history of birth control from ancient times to the present day, with key events, inventions and figures. Learn how the Pill, IUD, condom, diaphragm and other methods evolved and became available in the U.S.
Birth Control – History of the Pill • 1 In the middle of the 20th century, an age-old quest for safe and effective oral contraception was realized. The woman who made that happen was Margaret Sanger (1879–1966), the founder of the American Birth Control League, the fore-runner of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (Chesler, 1992).
Jul 13, 2023 · By Hannah Good. Updated July 13, 2023 at 4:04 p.m. EDT | Published November 6, 2021 at 12:41 p.m. EDT. (Washington Post illustration) 1873: Congress passes the Comstock Act, which made...
