Description: The development, manufacturing, and use of contraceptive methods from the late nineteenth century to the present, viewed from the perspective of reproductive justice.
The beginning of the modern contraceptive era began in 1882, when Dr. Aletta Jacobs opened the first birth control clinic in Amsterdam. The founding of this facility, and the clinical provision of contraception that it enabled, marked the moment when physicians started to take the prevention of pregnancy seriously as a medical concern. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Donna Drucker traces the history of modern contraception, outlining the development, manufacturing, and use of contraceptive methods from the opening of Dr. Jacobs's clinic to the present. Drucker approaches the subject from the perspective of reproductive justice: the right to have a child, the right not to have a child, and the right to parent children safely and healthily.
Drucker describes contraceptive methods available before the pill, including the diaphragm (dispensed at the Jacobs clinic) and condom, spermicidal jellies, and periodic abstinences. She looks at the development and dissemination of the pill and its chemical descendants; describes technological developments in such non-hormonal contraceptives as the cervical cap and timing methods (including the “rhythm method” favored by the Roman Catholic church); and explains the concept of reproductive justice. Finally, Drucker considers the future of contraception—the adaptations of existing methods, new forms of distribution, and ongoing efforts needed to support contraceptive access worldwide.
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Book Title: Contraception Format: Paperback
Genre: General/trade
Narrative Type: book
Intended Audience: General/trade
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Publication Name: Contraception : a Concise History
Language: English
Publisher: MIT Press
Subject: Reproductive Medicine & Technology, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology), Women's Studies, History
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 0.8 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8.5 Oz
Author: Donna J. Drucker
Item Length: 6.9 in
Subject Area: Social Science, Science, Medical
Item Width: 5 in
Series: The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
