Women's Fight for Reproductive Rights
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- 1956: Clinical Trials of oral contraceptives began and were widely successful. Planned parenthood began administering oral contraception.
- 1965: Court case, Griswold vs. Connecticut. Griswold was advocating for married couples to have the ability to purchase contraception against Connecticut state law.
- Gimbels
- Mervyn's
- Planned Parenthood
- Clinical Trial Sign Ups
- 1965: Griswold won court case, resulting in the ability for married women to purchase contraceptives, it is now available for anyone who wishes to use them.
- 1957: The FDA approves the use of birth control to strictly regulate menstruation
- Federal Drug Administration
- Approved: Use of birth control to regulate menstruation only
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- 1960: Margaret Sanger started a movement, resulting in birth control becoming accessible to more women. Supply was still very limited and exclusive
- Yeah I want it, I'm too young to have a child!
- Birth control should be accessible to any woman who wants it! Not just for menstruation. Our bodies our choice!
- Us too !!
- Married couples should have the right to contraception! It is against marital laws.
- We won! We can all use birth control! Even us who are married!
- 1970: The film, Concepts and Controversies in Modern Medicine, caused unrest in women using oral contraception. Health risks of the pill were not explained previously
- Can you believe that movie?! None of the doctors were advocating for us, how are we supposed to inform ourselves of the health risks of birth control?
- Yeah! We need to raise awareness of this issue.
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