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

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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 fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prescott, Heather Munro
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Emergency contraceptives.
Birth control.
MEDICAL > History.
MEDICAL > Reproductive Medicine & Technology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Women's Health.
Regulation des naissances > États-Unis.
Contraceptifs postcoïtaux > États-Unis > Histoire.
Contraceptives, Postcoital > history
Contraception, Postcoital > history
Birth control > United States.
Emergency contraceptives > United States > History.
United States.
United States
History.
Electronic books.
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: coming full circle?

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