Birth Control
•As late as 1968 the Roman Catholic Church was still denied to its female followers
•By the late 1960s almost all women had access to birth control
•It was seen as a major progression as:
•Gave women control over their reproductive role
•Choice if and when they wanted to be mothers
•Control over their careers
•By the late 1960s almost all women had access to birth control
•It was seen as a major progression as:
•Gave women control over their reproductive role
•Choice if and when they wanted to be mothers
•Control over their careers
Summary: Birth control was brought in and gave women more control over their reproductive rights. They could now choose whether they wanted to sit down and start a family or go to work or get an education.
Question: If birth control pills were not invented how long would it have taken for women to have the choice whether or not to get an education or to start a family?
The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control."
-Friedrich Durrenmatt