Provide a brief history of contraceptives in the United States. How did the Comstock Act affect the rights of individuals to birth control?
What will be an ideal response?
The history of contraceptives in the United States is riddled with political controversy and sexual morality. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, those who opposed the use of contraceptives passed federal laws making it illegal even to distribute information about it. Some people were brave enough to oppose this law despite the threat of being imprisoned, but believe it or not, that law was not repealed until 1965.
Anthony Comstock (1844-1915), a Connecticut social reformer, was instrumental in the passage of the Comstock Act (1873), officially titled "Act for the Suppression of Trade in, and Circulation of, Obscene Literature and Articles for Immoral Use". Part of this law made it illegal to distribute information about contraception and devices because they were considered immoral and obscene. The Comstock Act passed through Congress with wide support from very powerful individuals, political parties, and religious institutions. Even President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 attacked birth control and condemned the trend toward smaller families as a sign of "moral disease."
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What will be an ideal response?
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