The evolution of #PlannedParenthood. From saying "abortion kills life after it has begun" to telling women abortion laws prevent treatment of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage.
Old Planned Parenthood pamphlet, then Birth Control Federation of America, Inc. "Plan Your Family for Health and Happiness," undated,” Smith Libraries Exhibits, libex.smith.edu/omeka/items/sh…
Planned Parenthood pamphlet from 1952
Dr. Alan Guttmacher, then president of Planned Parenthood said in 1968: “When an abortion is easily obtainable, contraception is neither actively nor diligently used.”
"if one of your friends is pregnant, ask her to let your child feel the baby move . . . a baby grows in a special place inside the mother, called the uterus."
Faye Wattleton, “How to Talk to your child about Sexuality” (Doubleday Inc., 1986) She was PP President 1978 to 1992.
"countless numbers of inferiors and those suffering from hereditary conditions are reproducing unrestrainedly while their sick and asocial offspring burden the community."
I wonder how many people today in America would agree with the statement if they didn't know it was an excerpt from Hitler’s Law for the Prevention of Hereditary Diseased Offspring #eugenicseugenicsarchives.ca/timeline?id=51…
Featuring the powerful personal stories of survivors of eugenics and newgenics, these video narratives cross between eugenics past and present; all videos are closed captioned. #eugenics eugenicsarchives.ca/our-stories
If you're having casual sex, at least using a condom provides some protection from STI's. If there's a concern about preventing pregnancy, using a second non-hormonal method of birth control should be well worth the added inconvenience.
If you are going to have sex, make sure you and your partner know how to use a condom properly. Information on how to do so is readily available on the internet. sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/…
The most common reasons for non-use of contraception related to forgetting or 'not thinking', being 'in the moment' the influence of alcohol, and pressure from young men not to use condoms. Lack of knowledge was rarely cited as a reason. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20465402/