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The History of Birth Control

Birth control was increasingly common through the 19th century

The Cornstalk Laws, pushed by anti-obscenity activists, outlawed contraception

1840-70s 1873

Birth Control Federation of America

(BCFA), which would become

Planned Parenthood, formed.

Cornstalk laws, rarely enforced, remained on the books

1939

Condoms became legal again, gaining mainstream acceptance

late

1920s

1918 control pill (approved by the FDA in 1960)

early

Gregory Pincus developed the birth

1950s

Congress removed references to contraception from federal anti-obsecenity laws (Cornstalk Laws)

Large sections of the medical community remained skeptical of birth control, state and federal laws still

outlaw contraception

1965 1970 1980s

The Supreme Court ruled that birth control was legal in Griswold v. Connecticut

The modern low-dose, two- and threephase birth control pills became availabile

2012!

2010

FDA approved a prescription emergency contraception pill (the morning after pill), which became available over the counter in 2006

1997

2003

Birth control is FREE for all women who have health insurance!

A new study found that women on the Pill live longer and are less likely to die prematurely of all causes, including cancer and heart disease

The first continuous birth control pill

(taken every day) was approved

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