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The Morning After : A History of Emergency Contraception in the United States /

This book is the first to describe the history of emergency contraception from its beginnings in the 1960s. Other historical accounts of this technology focus on the very recent past and present a story of uniform progress from "the nation's best kept secret" to a dedicated product f...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Prescott, Heather Munro
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2011
Series:Critical issues in health and medicine.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A second revolution in birth control
  • Courageous volunteers
  • Feminist health activism and the feds
  • Balancing safety and choice
  • Building consensus
  • Mainstreaming emergency contraception
  • From paternalism to patient empowerment
  • Conclusion.