Description |
xiv, 216 pages ; 24 cm. |
Series |
Health and medical issues today. |
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Health and medical issues today.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Types of birth control and their controversies -- History of birth control : from the American Revolution to World War II -- Birth control since 1945 -- Consumer protection -- Government policy -- Social impact of birth control -- Primary document A: Early motivations for birth control : part I : science or pornography? -- Primary document B: Early opposition to birth control : moral temperance or public interference? -- Primary document C: Early motivations for birth control : part II : feminism, radicalism, or public health? -- Primary document D: Supreme Court cases : from public health to civil rights -- Primary document E: Religious reactions : free choice or intrinsic evil? -- Primary document F: Birth control as a political issue : is abortion a form of birth control? -- Timeline for birth control issues -- Glossary. |
Subject |
Birth control -- United States.
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Birth control -- Government policy -- United States.
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ISBN |
9780313362545 hardcover : copy alkaline paper |
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0313362548 hardcover : copy alkaline paper |
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9780313362552 ebook |
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0313362556 ebook |
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