Birth Control

Aharon W. Zorea is associate professor in history at the University of Wisconsin, Richland, WI.

• Series ForewordIntroductionSection I: Historical Overview1 Types of Birth Control and Their ControversiesNatural Birth Control MethodsEarly Artificial Birth Control MethodsIntrauterine DevicesHormonal-Based ContraceptivesLong-Acting Hormone-Based Contraceptives"Emergency" ContraceptivesRecent Innovations and MarketingSterilizationConclusion2 History of Birth Control—From the American Revolution to World War IIRepublican MotherhoodSocial Science ReformTemperance and Purity MovementsComstock and ContraceptionThe Progressive EraSanger, Science, and RadicalismThe Town Hall RaidThe Sanger EffectAftermath: Before World War II3 Birth Control Policy since 1945Contraceptive Research and DevelopmentPopulation Control and Federal PolicyFrom Legalization to Public FundingHumanae VitaeAbortion versus Birth ControlFunding and Culture WarsSection II: Contemporary Controversies and Issues Relating to Birth Control4 Consumer ProtectionOriginal Promise for Women's HealthUnknown VariablesBirth Control and Cancer RiskIncomplete DisclosureTarget MarketsConcluding Thoughts5 Government PolicyGovernment Funding and Objectivity"Civil Rights" or "Public Health""Family Planning" or EugenicsLong-Acting Contraceptives and VoluntarinessVoluntariness: Doctors and the "Conscience Clause"Other Factors: Foreign Aid, Environmentalism, and Youth6 Social Impact of Birth ControlBirth Control and FeminismLack of Male ContraceptivesRecent Innovations in Male ContraceptionEnvironmentalism and Birth ControlFeminism and MarketingYouth Appropriateness and AdvertisingBirth Control and Sex EducationAbstinence-Only Sex Education: No Birth ControlBirth Control Access and Youth RightsPluralism and Modern SocietyConcluding ThoughtsSection III: Primary DocumentsA Early Motivations for Birth Control—Part I: Science or Pornography?Excerpt from Fruits of PhilosophyExcerpt from The Book of NatureB Early Opposition to Birth Control—Moral Temperance or Public Interference?Comstock Law of 1873Excerpt from Frauds ExposedC Early Motivations for Birth Control—Part II: Feminism, Radicalism, or Public Health?Margaret Sanger's The Woman RebelExcerpt from Family LimitationExcerpts from What Every Girl Should KnowExcerpt from the Sanger-Russell Debate on Birth ControlD Supreme Court Cases—From Public Health to Civil RightsExcerpt from Buck v. BellExcerpt from United States v. One PackageExcerpt from Griswold v. ConnecticutE Religious Reactions—Free Choice or Intrinsic Evil?Excerpt from Humanae VitaeF Birth Control as a Political Issue—Is Abortion a Form of Birth Control?Hyde AmendmentReagan's Mexico City PolicyPresident William Clinton's Mexico City PolicyPresident George W. Bush's PolicyPresident Barack Obama's PolicyTimeline for Birth Control IssuesGlossaryFurther ReadingIndex

Overall, Birth Control is a balanced, fair source of information on birth control topics in social and political areas, presenting an accessible, introductory overview, rather than taking a stand or advocating a certain agenda. This volume is most appropriate for high school, college, and public libraries.