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The First Birth Control
Around 3000 B.C. crude condoms were made from fish bladders, linen sheaths, and animal intestines. Other birth control methods before modern contraceptives included withdrawal and period abstinence which were often unsuccessful (TimeToast did not allow me to create a date earlier than the year 100) -
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The Suffrage Movement
The Suffrage movement lasted for over half a decade before woman were granted the right to vote by the 19th amendment. Until this point, only men had a say in the passing of laws regarding woman's reproductive rights -
The Comstock Act
Passed in the late 1800's, the Comstock Act prohibited advertisements, information, and distribution of birth control in the United States -
Margaret Sanger Coins the Term "Birth Control"
Margaret Sanger (A founder of Planned Parenthood) coined the term "birth control" and used it in an article titled "The Woman Rebel." -
Planned Parenthood is founded in Brooklyn, New York
Margaret Sanger, Ethel Byrne, and Fania Mindell open the first birth control clinic in New York City. Less than two weeks later, they are arrested and the clinic shut down. -
The First Birth Control Pill
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The First Birth Control Pill
The first oral contraceptive, Enovid, is approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Association) -
The Supreme Court Legalizes birth control for all United States Citizens
Eisenstadt v. Baird: The Supreme Court rules that every U.S. citizen, regardless of marital status has the right to access birth control. Until this point, the right to purchase contraceptives was only granted to married couples. -
Abortion is Legalized in the United States
Roe v. Wade: The Supreme Court rules that as part of the Constitutional right to privacy, a woman can terminate her pregnancy my means of abortion within the first two trimesters -
The "Morning After Pill"
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approves the progestin-only emergency contraceptive Plan B (Also known as the morning after pill) -
Shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs
A gunman kills three people and wounds nine others at a Planned Parenthood office in Colorado Springs, Colorado on November 27, 2015 -
Celebrities Endorse Planned Parenthood
In April of 2016, Scarlett Johansson spoke about her pro-choice stance on abortion and endorsed Planned Parenthood in an interview with Cosmopolitan Magazine, enraging many of her conservative fans across the U.S.
