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Buck v. Bell (1927)
By: Nathalie Antonios, Christina Raup
| Published: Jan 01, 2012
In 1927, the US Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell set the legal precedent that states may sterilize inmates of public institutions because the court…
LawEugenicsConstitutional courtsSterilization (Birth control)Involuntary Sterilization
Skinner v. Oklahoma (1942)
By: Rachel Gur-Arie
| Published: Aug 27, 2016
In 1942, the United States Supreme Court Case of Skinner v. Oklahoma ruled that states could not legally sterilize those inmates of prisons deemed…
LawCompulsory SterilizationSupreme Court DecisionsEugenicsInvoluntary Sterilization
China's One-Child Policy
By: Lijing Jiang
| Published: Mar 31, 2011
In September 1979, China's Fifth National People's Congress passed a policy that encouraged one-child families. Following this decision from the…
ContextethicsReproductionFertilityGovernment
Humanae Vitae (1968), by Pope Paul VI
By: Katherine Brind'Amour, Benjamin Garcia
| Published: Nov 13, 2007
The "Humanae Vitae," meaning "Of Human Life" and subtitled "On the Regulation of Birth," was an encyclical promulgated in Rome, Italy, on 25 July…
LiteratureReproductive RightsreligionReproductionCatholicism
The Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1910-1939)
By: Cera R. Lawrence
| Published: Apr 21, 2011
From its founding in 1910 until it closed its doors in 1939, the Eugenics Record Office (ERO) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York was the…
OrganizationEugenicsOrganizationsReproductionReproductive Rights
Norman Haire (1892-1952)
By: Claudia Nunez-Eddy
| Published: Apr 13, 2017
Norman Haire was a physician who advocated for eugenics, which is the betterment of human population by promoting positive traits, and birth control…
Haire, Norman, 1892-1952EugenicsMalthusian LeagueBirth ControlSex
“Miscarriage of Medicine: The Growth of Catholic Hospitals and the Threat to Reproductive Health Care” (2013), by Lois Uttley, Sheila Reynertson, Larraine Kenny, and Louise Melling
By: Claire Cleveland
| Published: Feb 18, 2018
In 2013, Lois Uttley, Sheila Reynertson, Larraine Kenny, and Louise Melling published “Miscarriage of Medicine: The Growth of Catholic Hospitals and…
LiteratureAbortionBirth ControlCatholicReproduction
Marie Stopes International
By: Ellen M. DuPont
| Published: Jul 22, 2008
Marie Stopes International (MSI) is a not-for-profit organization based in the United Kingdom that promotes reproductive and sexual health. It grew…
Organizationpublic healthOrganizationsReproductionReproductive Rights
Margaret Higgins Sanger (1879-1966)
By: Claudia Nunez-Eddy, Malladi Lakshmeeramya
| Published: Oct 13, 2016
Margaret Higgins Sanger advocated for birth control in the United States and Europe during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.…
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaBirth ControlContraceptionReproductive RightsArizona
Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix (1942-1978)
By: Claudia Nunez-Eddy
| Published: Nov 08, 2016
The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was established in 1942 to expand Arizona women's access to family planning resources. The Planned…
OrganizationContraceptionDiaphragms, VaginalBirth control clinicsGynecology