Birth control

Series Foreword

Introduction

Section I. Historical Overview

1. Types of Birth Control and Their Controversies

Natural Birth Control Methods

Early Artificial Birth Control Methods

Intrauterine Devices

Hormonal-Based Contraceptives

Long-Acting Hormone-Based Contraceptives

"Emergency" Contraceptives

Recent Innovations and Marketing

Sterilization

Conclusion

2. History of Birth Control-From the American Revolution to World War II

Republican Motherhood

Social Science Reform

Temperance and Purity Movements

Comstock and Contraception

The Progressive Era

Sanger, Science, and Radicalism

The Town Hall Raid

The Sanger Effect

Aftermath: Before World War II

3. Birth Control Policy since 1945

Contraceptive Research and Development

Population Control and Federal Policy

From Legalization to Public Funding

Humanae Vitae

Abortion versus Birth Control

Funding and Culture Wars

Section II. Contemporary Controversies and Issues Relating to Birth Control

4. Consumer Protection

Original Promise for Women's Health

Unknown Variables

Birth Control and Cancer Risk

Incomplete Disclosure

Target Markets

Concluding Thoughts

5. Government Policy

Government Funding and Objectivity

"Civil Rights" or "Public Health"

"Family Planning" or Eugenics

Long-Acting Contraceptives and Voluntariness

Voluntariness: Doctors and the "Conscience Clause"

Other Factors: Foreign Aid, Environmentalism, and Youth

6. Social Impact of Birth Control

Birth Control and Feminism

Lack of Male Contraceptives

Recent Innovations in Male Contraception

Environmentalism and Birth Control

Feminism and Marketing

Youth Appropriateness and Advertising

Birth Control and Sex Education

Abstinence-Only Sex Education: No Birth Control

Birth Control Access and Youth Rights

Pluralism and Modern Society

Concluding Thoughts

Section III. Primary Documents

A. Early Motivations for Birth Control-Part I: Science or Pornography?

Excerpt from Fruits of Philosophy

Excerpt from The Book of Nature

B. Early Opposition to Birth Control-Moral Temperance or Public Interference?

Comstock Law of 1873

Excerpt from Frauds Exposed

C. Early Motivations for Birth Control-Part II: Feminism, Radicalism, or Public Health?

Margaret Sanger's The Woman Rebel

Excerpt from Family Limitation

Excerpts from What Every Girl Should Know

Excerpt from the Sanger-Russell Debate on Birth Control

D. Supreme Court Cases-From Public Health to Civil Rights

Excerpt from Buck v. Bell

Excerpt from United States v. One Package

Excerpt from Griswold v. Connecticut

E. Religious Reactions-Free Choice or Intrinsic Evil?

Excerpt from Humanae Vitae

F. Birth Control as a Political Issue-Is Abortion a Form of Birth Control?

Hyde Amendment

Reagan's Mexico City Policy

President William Clinton's Mexico City Policy

President George W. Bush's Policy

President Barack Obama's Policy

Timeline for Birth Control Issues

Glossary

Further Reading

Index