medical developments(including contraceptive pill)

Question 1

many developments were the result of

Answer 1

the war effort e.g mass production of penicillin + polio vaccines

Question 2

advances in photography + new developments mapping human genome meant what developed

Answer 2

x-ray equipment

Question 3

what made life expectancy rise?

Answer 3

advancements in medical operations undertaken by NHS

Question 4

nhs allowed

Answer 4

advancements to be made available quickly to the public

Question 5

why was the contraceptive pill in the 1960s significant?

Answer 5

it changed the attitudes and lifestyles of many

Question 6

despite controversy when did the pill become available in Britain from

Answer 6

January 1961

Question 7

married women could be prescribed the pill by

Answer 7

end of 1961

Question 8

within Europe Britain considered quite what introducing pill so soon?

Answer 8

quite radical
e.g France did not introduce pill until 1967
-advance in contraception illegal in some Eastern European countries

Question 9

what act allowed local authorities to provide advice + contraceptives to all

Answer 9

Family planning Act(1967)
+ pill became available to single women

Question 10

however, by 1970 how many of single women and how many married couples (under 45) were using the pill?

Answer 10

by 1970:
-only 9% of single women
-19% of marries couples(under 45)

-demonstrates stigma still present