The acceptability of birth control has always depended on a morality that separates sex from reproduction. In the nineteenth century, when the birth control movement began, such a separation was widely considered immoral. The eventual widespread public acceptance of birth control required a major reorientation of sexual values.


Woman's body, woman's right: birth control in America (ed. Penguin Group USA, 1990) - ISBN: 9780140131277

Linda Gordon Quotes

The acceptability of birth control has always depended on a morality that separates sex from reproduction. In the nineteenth century, when the birth...

The acceptability of birth control has always depended on a morality that separates sex from reproduction. In the nineteenth century, when the birth...

The acceptability of birth control has always depended on a morality that separates sex from reproduction. In the nineteenth century, when the birth...

The acceptability of birth control has always depended on a morality that separates sex from reproduction. In the nineteenth century, when the birth...