1920 BIRTH CONTROL CLINIC
FUISAMI TALILOA
BIRTH CONTROL CLINICS IN THE 1920’S
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01/08/2015
TIMOTHY BUCHANAN
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
The fact that birth control even existed was remarkable enough. Buying a condom made you a criminal in 30 states. In the 1920’s, women were able to prevent pregnancy, something they have never done before. Women like Sangers, a devoted catholic mother who got pregnant eighteen times, eleven at birth and seven miscarriages. She created the first” Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Which she was later imprisoned for. However, this federation opened a new door for women to control their own acts.
It wasn’t until the 1965 when the Supreme Court ruled against the Connecticut law disagreeing with used of contraceptive, even by married couples. Twenty five years later, nearly 75 percent of American women had tried the pill. In this Era, women were not allowed to talk about unwanted pregnancies, pills, or contraceptives. It was illegal in some cases; including discussions in their own Doctor’s office. Birth control was not publicity accepted during this Era. But some believed birth control was a useful tool for preservation among the weak. All contraceptives and other pills were defined as wrongful deaths, as evil and it was wrong to the society’s eyes.
However birth control opened a new door for women and allowed sexual freedom, but it wasn’t until the 1960’s. By then the women already had the choice and the rights to control their own emotions, body and choices in sexual relationships. In the 1920’s women did not have the control choices over their bodies due to inequality issues at this Era. The 19th amendment then were introduced and played the most part to their lives. Before the 19th amendment women did have the choice to decide what they wanted when it came to pregnancy and were more so afraid to have children rather than wanting to have children. Men could not understand how much pain, suffering and deaths child birth is.
BIRTH CONTROL CLINICS IN THE 1920’S
HIS/120
01/08/2015
TIMOTHY BUCHANAN
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
The fact that birth control even existed was remarkable enough. Buying a condom made you a criminal in 30 states. In the 1920’s, women were able to prevent pregnancy, something they have never done before. Women like Sangers, a devoted catholic mother who got pregnant eighteen times, eleven at birth and seven miscarriages. She created the first” Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Which she was later imprisoned for. However, this federation opened a new door for women to control their own acts.
It wasn’t until the 1965 when the Supreme Court ruled against the Connecticut law disagreeing with used of contraceptive, even by married couples. Twenty five years later, nearly 75 percent of American women had tried the pill. In this Era, women were not allowed to talk about unwanted pregnancies, pills, or contraceptives. It was illegal in some cases; including discussions in their own Doctor’s office. Birth control was not publicity accepted during this Era. But some believed birth control was a useful tool for preservation among the weak. All contraceptives and other pills were defined as wrongful deaths, as evil and it was wrong to the society’s eyes.
However birth control opened a new door for women and allowed sexual freedom, but it wasn’t until the 1960’s. By then the women already had the choice and the rights to control their own emotions, body and choices in sexual relationships. In the 1920’s women did not have the control choices over their bodies due to inequality issues at this Era. The 19th amendment then were introduced and played the most part to their lives. Before the 19th amendment women did have the choice to decide what they wanted when it came to pregnancy and were more so afraid to have children rather than wanting to have children. Men could not understand how much pain, suffering and deaths child birth is.