Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-153) and index.
Contents:
The fight for reproductive freedom -- Herbs, magic, and devices: early birth control practices -- Birth control in the Victorian age -- Contraception banned -- Margaret Sanger: birth control pioneer -- Breakthrough: the pill -- Roe v. Wade -- The politics of abortion -- Point of view -- Brave new world.
Summary:
Examines the history of, principal players in, and politics surrounding the issues of reproductive control and family planning methods.
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