Unit 9: Birth Control/ Abortion Flashcards
Birth control and abortion are both concerned with ___________________ and also, who
will exercise that control.
control of reproductive processes
Women over history have had a variety of birth controlling methods, but _____________ has a short history – characterized by _______________.
modern birth control, going into the public realm
Where and when was ‘voluntary motherhood’ available?
US in the 19th century
After ‘voluntary motherhood’ became available, most states made abortion illegal. Why?
doctors wanted more control over abortion practices (pushing out alternative healers/midwives)
-In Canada, before ____, abortion under British law had been legal before ‘______’ or when the foetus begins to move.
1803, ‘quickening’
After 1803, what did the British legislation pass?
all abortion was illegal
In ____, the law changed again (changes in punishment of providing an abortion)-again similar to US, doctors wanted more control over these practices.
1837
When was the human ovum discovered?
The discovery of the human ovum was in 1832
What does Eugenics mean?
the belief and practice of improving the genetic quality of the human population
Canada – (____) criminal code (Sec 179, later 207) where advertising, sale or disposal of contraceptives were punishable due to ____.
1892, obscenity
In 1929, what movement occurred and who was considered ‘Father of Birth Control’?
- 1st Birth control movement (1929),
- Alvin Kauffman was the father of birth control
- Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw opening a _________ in Hamilton in 1932.
birth control clinic
Birth control was operated (until 1969) under the ___________.
public good clause
-In a patrilineal society, what remains an issue that results in variety of controls of women.
male heredity
After 2nd WW (post war) western societies evolve…significant social change takes place. What is this change?
the acceptance of Birth Control in western societies
In 1955, Quebec began teaching natural birth controls, called ______.
Serena-method of choice.
When were Birth control pill available in larger urban centers in Canada?
1960
In the 1960’s, which women could not get birth control pills?
unmarried women because they could not have sex before marriage.
