Contraception and Feminism

Not That Smart

In this episode I dive into the topic of contraception. Exploring three different issues it relates to: development and access issues, reproductive responsibilities for men and women, and what the future might bring; I reflect on the relationship that contraception and birth control has had with women's liberation movements.
**note- I miss read the cost the APA calculates for contraception as 20-80 usd per year. It actually is that amount per month.
Sources:
https://www.pandiahealth.com/resources/birth-control-throughout-history/#:~:text=The%20earliest%20forms%20of%20birth%20control%2C%20as%20well%20as%20abortion,sperm%20from%20entering%20the%20womb.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/support-and-services/sex-and-contraception-after-birth/#:~:text=Contraception%20and%20breastfeeding,lactational%20amenorrhoea%20method%2C%20or%20LAM.

https://ehne.fr/en/encyclopedia/themes/gender-and-europe/demographic-transition-sexual-revolutions/birth-control-in-europe

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/05/male-birth-control-step-up-responsibility

https://www.bustle.com/p/we-asked-226-women-to-tell-us-the-biggest-stigma-that-still-exists-around-womens-sexual-health-11832119

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/contraceptive-pill-us-uk-costs-reproductive-rights-america-a9500631.html

https://www.healthline.com/health/fertility-timeline#Takeaway

https://www.thecut.com/article/why-women-are-going-off-birth-control-pills.html