Birth control
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- ISBN: 9780313362545 (hard copy : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0313362548 (hard copy : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780313362552 (ebook)
- ISBN: 0313362556 (ebook)
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Physical Description:
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xiv, 216 pages ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, ©2012.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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 innovation and marketing ; Sterilization -- 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. |
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Subject: | Birth control United States Birth control Government policy United States |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HQ 766.5 .U5 Z67 2012 | 30775305503485 | General Collection | Available | - |
Birth Control
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Birth Control
Intended as a reference tool for college students, this book examines the origins of and controversies associated with birth control in the United States. Issues regarding access to, education about, and practice of birth control have played a pivotal role in religious, social, and political conflicts throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. In the 21st century, controversies surrounding birth control remain at the forefront of current political debates over topics as varied as women's rights, social welfare initiatives, federal healthcare funding, consumer protection and physician liability, and informed consent. Birth Control provides a historical background of premodern practices, describes birth control in the 19th-20th centuries, and discusses all currently available types of contraceptive systems, including both artificial and natural methods. The treatment of contemporary public debates on birth control addresses questions posed on practical, ethical, religious, and moral grounds, presented respectfully and in a balanced fashion.