The Pill - 45 years ago this month, the contraceptive pill was approved by the FDA for U.S. public release, a watershed point for women, providing
a prescription for equality. However, it was illegal for single women to use the pill until the 1972 Supreme Court decision of
Eisenstadt v. Baird. Ex-boxer
Bill Baird was an unlikely contraceptive crusader. His efforts earned imprisonment, death threats, and the enmity of many feminists. He
continues his crusade today because, unfortunately, the right to contraceptives is still
not a freedom we can take for granted.
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posted by madamjujujive
on May 10, 2005 -
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