The development, manufacturing, and use of contraceptive methods from the late nineteenth. Robertson wh, an illustrated history of contraception parthenon, 1991. In the united states, the history of emergency contraception has sparked controversy, ignited political debates and generated lawsuits. Pope pius xi affirms church teaching against contraception. Oral contraceptive pill the birth control pill was the first medication approved for longterm use by healthy people and the first 99% effective way to prevent conception. History of the birth control movement although contraceptive techniques had been known in ancient egypt, greece, and rome, the modern movement for birth control began in great britain, where the writings of thomas robert malthus stirred interest in the problem of overpopulation. Nass s and strauss jf eds, new frontiers in contraceptive research. Contraception birth control, its theory, history, and practice. The development, manufacturing, and use of contraceptive methods from the late nineteenth century to the present, viewed from the perspective of reproductive justice. A brief history of birth control, from condoms made from fish bladders thousands of years ago to todays longlasting methods. By the same token, mighty institutions such as church. Anglican bishops approve limited use of birth control.
Feb 18, 2015 this twominute animation traces the history of contraception through the centuries, from sea sponges 500 b. Planning and provision of birth control is called family planning. The beginning of the modern contraceptive era began in 1882, when dr. He is the first known advocate of abstinence as a form of birth control. In this book, riddle attempts a broader but partly overlapping study, a history of abortion and contraception in the western tradition europe and the united states, with a glance at the islamic world. This fine scholarly book expands on riddles previous work, contraception and abortion from the ancient world to the renaissance, to discover why and how womens extensive knowledge and use of plants, herbs, seeds, bark, and roots was lost after the 19th century. Barrier methods of contraception were later developed. Read the fulltext online edition of colonialism, catholicism, and contraception. This twominute animation traces the history of contraception through the centuries, from sea sponges 500 b.
The first book published in the united states which ventured to discuss contraception was moral physiology. A resume of islams position on family planning and abortion. Sep 26, 2018 what to know about the surprising modern history of contraception, from the first clinic opening in 1822 to todays debates about access. More than ever this subject is of acute concern to a world facing serious population problems, and the author has written an important new appendix examining the development of and debates over the doctrine in the. The author has written an important new appendix examining the development of and debates over the doctrine in the past twenty years. Aletta jacobs opened the first birth control clinic in amsterdam. A history of family planning services factsheet pdf contents. The author has written an important new appendix examining the development of and debates over the doctrine in. Jutte has produced a chronologically wideranging cultural history and adopts a foucauldian framework in which the issues of power and knowledge loom large throughout. Since research suggests that behaviour in adolescence sets the pattern for the rest of an individuals life.
Before the 20th century most references to contraception were linked to illicit sexual relations. The founding of this facility, and the clinical provision of contraception that it enabled. Pliny, the roman writer of natural history, counsels his readers to refrain from sex to avoid pregnancy. A history of family planning services factsheet factsheets. A history of contraceptives in america, historian andrea tone, phd, notes that such devices were widely available in the u. The history of emergency contraception verywell health. However, contraception will remain a selected list category and could be reconsidered at any time in the future. Contraception birth control, its theory, history, and.
Critchlow pennsylvania state university press, 1996. This book draws upon the vast literature on the subject of contraception to provide a scholarly yet highly readable account of procreation through the ages, from. New york, schocken books 1970, 1936 ocolc572510050 online version. A history of contraception meet your next favorite book. His father was a prosperous farmer, and his mother was a devout congregationalist. In the birth of the pill, jonathan eig tells the fascinating story of the four people whose combined efforts, arguably more than any others, made birth control effective, affordable, widely available, and perhaps most importantly since it makes all the others possible, socially acceptable. World contraception day and the history of family planning time. Aug 22, 2018 scientists began testing hormonebased contraception on men in the 1970s, with pills that used testosterone or a combination of testosterone and progestin the latter is used in the female pill, too. There is much that is familiar here, although jutte is able to provide fresh insights by the breadth of his range of examples.
Nov 28, 2017 one of the oldest methods of contraception if one were to exclude behavioural methods, e. New york, schocken books 1970, 1936 ocolc608407768. This bookm the first history of contraception for almost fifty years, provides a scholarly and highly readable account of procreation and attempts to prevent it from. On a chemical level, the pill has been invented, but djerassi isnt equipped. Excellent book when researching the history and nuances of contraception in a modern world. A history of contraceptives in america by andrea tone. May 12, 2008 in this engaging new book robert jutte offers a history of contraception from the ancient world to the present day.
The second half of the book describes the rise of neomalthusian and eugenic thought, the development of new contraceptive technologies, and the campaigns to democratise sexual knowledge. Now in its 21st edition, this wellknown text with more than 2 million copies in print has been the leading family planning reference for over 30 years the microand macrovascular, reducing them significantly. The pill hormonal contraception taken by mouth fulfilled a dream of activists margaret sanger and katherine dexter mccormick. Popular contraception books meet your next favorite book. Book details, colonialism, catholicism, and contraception. America went from 55 birth control clinics in 1930. May 07, 2010 1951 meanwhile, carl djerassi, a chemist in mexico city, creates a pill by synthesizing hormones from mexican yams. In this new book robert jutte offers a history of contraception from the ancient world to the present day. It was not until the early 20th century that birth control became available for married couples. As others have done before, robert jutte in an english translation by vicky russell dispels the myth that birth control is a recent idea and sets out to place the use of birthcontrol methods in their different historical and geographic contexts. Discover librarianselected research resources on birth control history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. A history of contraception and abortion in the west by john m.
Robert juttes extraordinary history of contraception enables us to look in an entirely new way at the claim of the 1960s generation that theirs was the first sexual revolution. List of books and articles about birth control history. Although the full extent of the unmet need for contraception is hard to gauge there is clearly a great need for increased adolescent reproductive and sexual health education table 1. The book suggested that family planning was a laudable. A history sets out a broad overview of this complex and complicated subject. Ancient methods of contraception even tutankhamun wore. List of books and articles about birth control history online. A history of the contraceptive pill by lara v marks. According to some, the earliest depiction of a condom can be found on a 00 year old cave painting in the grotte des combarrelles, france. Scientists began testing hormonebased contraception on men in the 1970s, with pills that used testosterone or a combination of testosterone and progestin the.
The long, hard road to legal birth control trumps latest rule is just one more setback in the contentious history of womens contraception. The secret history of birth control the new york times. Boston womens health book collective shelved 1 time as contraception avg rating 4. In his second book, traps for the young 1883, comstock addresses parents, teachers. What to know about the surprising modern history of contraception, from the first clinic opening in 1822 to todays debates about access. Since research suggests that behaviour in adolescence sets the.
Highly recommended for students of the history of medicine at all levels. Birth control is not an invention of modern times, nor is it a purely personal matter. Originally published in 1965, contraception received unanimous acclaim from all quarters as the first thorough, scholarly, objective analysis of catholic doctrine on birth control. Medical papyri described various contraceptive methods used in the year 2700 b.
A brief history of the birth control pill need to know pbs. History of contraception 1st edition by angus mclaren author isbn. A history of its treatment by the catholic theologians and canonists, enlarged edition paperback. The history of birth control, also known as contraception and fertility control, refers to the methods or devices that have been historically used to prevent pregnancy. She died when comstock was only 10 years old, but her religious fervor remained alive in her son who clung to the austere, fireandbrimstone faith of his childhood. In this engaging new book robert jutte offers a history of contraception from the ancient world to the present day. A year later a judge lifted the federal obscenity ban on birth control, though laws against contraception remained on the books in most states. History further illuminates the churchs position on this subject.
This extremely thoughtful and engagingly written study substantially exceeds earlier attempts to set down histories of contraception. Anthropological studies show that means of artificial birth control existed in antiquity. This book, the first history of contraception for almost fifty years, provides a scholarly and highly readable account of procreation and attempts to prevent it from ancient greece to the late twentieth century. The heated nature of emergency contraception is due, in part, to whether or not people believe that the morningafter pill acts to prevent a pregnancy from occurring or whether it terminates a pregnancy that has already been established. Anthony comstock was born in 1844 in new cannan, connecticut. The author is surefooted in his journey across the centuries, and offers stimulating readings of a wide variety of sources on the practice of fertility limitation. Although contraceptives were relatively common in middleclass and upperclass society, the topic was rarely discussed in public. Connecticut gave married couples the right to use birth control, ruling that it was protected in the constitution as a right to privacy. Scotland set a national target for reducing teenage pregnancies and northern ireland for reducing teenage births. In some times and cultures, abortion had none of the stigma which it has today, making birth control less. Highlights of the percy skuy history of contraception gallery anthony comstocks influence.
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