birth control:

See G. J. Hardin,Birth Control(1970); L. LaderBreeding Ourselves to Death(1971) andThe Margaret Sanger Story(1955, repr. 1975); C. Djerassi,The Politics of Contraception(1981); E. Jones,Pregnancy, Contraception, and Family Planning Services in Industrialized Countries(1989); L. V. Marks,Sexual Chemistry: A History of the Contraceptive Pill(2001); A. Tone,Devices and Desires: A History of Contraceptives in America(2001).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Methods of Birth Control
• History of the Birth Control Movement
• Bibliography

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