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Birth Control Review vol. 1-3 (1917-1919) Issued by the American Birth Control League, Dec. 1921-Jan. 1939 (as its official organ); by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America under its earlier name: Birth Control Federation of America, Feb./Mar. 1939-1940.
Birth Control Review vol 2, 4-5, and 6-7 (1918, 1920-1921, 1922-1923) Founded and for many years edited by: Margaret Sanger. Official organ of the American Birth Control League, December 1921-January 1939.
Birth Control Review vol 5-6 (1921-1922) Founded and for many years edited by: Margaret Sanger. Official organ of the American Birth Control League, December 1921-January 1939.
The Contraceptive Pill: Up for Debate in 1969 and Beyond "The National Library of Medicine (NLM) produced a series of nine educational films in 1969–1970 called “Concepts and Controversies in Modern Medicine.” One of the topics that producers chose was the pill. Exploring the content and context of this film illustrates how information about the pill was publicly presented—and the reasons why the U.S. feminist health movement organized and pushed for greater transparency in sexual and reproductive information not long afterward."
Griswold v. Connecticut (381 U.S. 479, 1965)
Laws concerning birth control in the United States. Committee on Federal Legislation for Birth Control, c1929. From the Harvard Law School Library
Margaret Sanger Papers Project Selected materials are online. - "The Margaret Sanger Papers Project is a historical editing project sponsored by the Department of History at New York University. The Project was formed by Dr. Esther Katz in 1985 to locate, arrange, edit, research, and publish the papers of the noted birth control pioneer."
The Pill by Loretta Lynn (1975) Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group The Pill · Loretta Lynn The Definitive Collection ℗ An MCA Nashville Release; ℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 2005-01-01 Producer: Owen Bradley Composer Lyricist: Lorene Allen Composer Lyricist: Don McHan Composer Lyricist: Theodore Debs Bayless Auto-generated by YouTube.
Population and Reproductive Health Oral History Project "The Population and Reproductive Health Oral History Project, funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, includes accounts of individuals throughout the world who have made important contributions to the field. Reflecting the voices and perspectives of advocates, communication specialists, lawyers, managers, physicians, researchers, social workers and others, the series addresses the historical period 1965-2005. The Narrators page includes biographical sketches for each narrator, plus links to the full transcripts for most the narrators."
Read Justice Alito's initial draft abortion opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade "The Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court and obtained by POLITICO."
Before Roe v. Wade: Voices that Shaped the Abortion Debate Before the Supreme Court's Ruling This full-length book contains documents illustrating the cultural, political, and legal forces that helped shape the Supreme Court’s landmark decision that legalized abortion.
Roe v. Wade Overturned: Our Latest Resources On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that affirmed the constitutional right to abortion. Over decades, research has demonstrated that abortion bans most severely impact people in marginalized groups who already struggle to access health care, including abortion.
Small or Large Families (1917)
What we stand for: principles and aims of the American Birth Control League, Inc. Margaret Sanger was president of this organization.

Book Sources: Reproductive Issues

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Abortion A Documentary and Reference Guide by Melody Rose
Call Number: View Online
ISBN: 0313340323
The Abortion Controversy by Lucinda Almond (Editor); Lynette Knapp (Editor)
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ISBN: 0737732733
Publication Date: 2007-05-24
Armed for Life by Jennifer Jefferis; Jennifer L. Jefferis
Call Number: View Online
ISBN: 9780313387531
Publication Date: 2011-06-17
Controlling reproduction : an American history by Andrea Tone (Editor)
Call Number: Boca Raton General Collection HQ766.5.U5 C56 1997
ISBN: 0842025758
Publication Date: 1996-10-01
A War for the Soul of America, Second Edition by Andrew Hartman
Call Number: Boca Raton General Collection HN90.S62 H37 2019
ISBN: 9780226621913
Publication Date: 2019-04-09
Eugenics, Marriage and Birth Control, Practical Eugenics by William J. Robinson
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
Publication Date: 1917
Fewer and Better Babies by William J. Robinson
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
Publication Date: 1916
or, The limitation of offspring by the prevention of conception; the enormous benefits of the practice to the individual, society and the race pointed out and all objections answered
Birth Control Politics in the United States, 1916-1945 by Carole R. McCann
Call Number: Boca Raton General Collection HQ766.5.U5 M43 1994
ISBN: 0801424909
Publication Date: 1994-05-01
A self-instructional booklet to aid in the understanding of contraception by United States
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Services Administration, Bureau of Community Health Services, 1976.
The Unwelcome Child by Henry Clarke Wright
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
Publication Date: 1876
or, The crime of an undesigned and undesired maternity

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