As we finish this book in 2019, contraception and family planning dominate news headlines across the US. Legal challenges to the 2010 Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate continue; the Trump administration has revised decades-old ...

The goal of this book is to provide accurate, unbiased scientific information about contraception in the context of women's lived experiences and the realities of how individuals make decisions about birth control.

This is the first comprehensive history of the struggle to win public acceptance of contraceptive practice.

Through a fascinating and compelling collection of essays, this book explores real or perceived teen rights related to birth control, including laws regulating contraception, abortion, the right to privacy, and parental involvement.

Birth Control: A Reference Handbook covers the topic of birth control from the earliest pages of human history to the present day. The book is divided into two parts.

Combines a biography of M. Sanger with a social history of the birth control movement.