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Introduction --International comparisons --Small government, big families --Is it a birth strike? women testify --Comstockery to the baby boom --Population panic to the baby bust --Longevity: crisis or blessing? --Immigration: "instant adults" --Reproduction and race --Cheap labor --Cannon fodder --Controlling the means of reproduction --Appendix: consciousness-raising questions --Acknowledgements --Notes --Bibliography --Index --About the author.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I. From Abolition to Eugenics -- 1. American Religious Activism in the Twentieth Century -- 2. Mobilizing America's Religious Elite in the Service of Eugenics -- PART II. Liberalization, 1929-1931 -- 3. The Early Liberalizers: "The Church Has a Responsibility for the Improvement of the Human Stock" -- 4. The Supporters: "God Needed the White Anglo-Saxon Race" -- 5. The Critics: "Atlanta Does Not Believe in Race Suicide" -- 6. The Silent Groups: "Let the Christian Get Away from Heredity" -- PART III. From Legality to the Pill, 1935-1965 -- 7. The Religious Promoters of Contraception: Remaining Focused on Other People's Fertility -- 8. The Forgotten Half: America's Reluctant Contraceptive Converts -- Conclusion: A Century Later -- Notes -- References -- Index

Cover Page -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Birth Control and Population Growth -- 1. The Myth of 9 Billion -- 2. Global Population Growth Is Relatively Unaffected by the Availability of Birth Control -- 3. China's Strict Birth Control Policy Is Leading to an Aging Population -- 4. A Kurdish Majority in Turkey Within One Generation? -- 5. Iran Gives Up Birth Control Program to Boost Population -- 6. Population Soars -- Family Planning Efforts Remain Weak -- 7. Madagascar: Peer Pressure to Stop Teen Pregnancy -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Politics and Birth Control -- 1. Rick Santorum and the Sexual Counter-Revolution -- 2. China's One Child Policy: Two Cases -- 3. Nigeria Urges Family Planning: Why Legislation Would Be a Bad Idea -- 4. Uganda Finds Birth Control to Be a Challenging Political Issue -- 5. Canada Does Not Prioritize Birth Control on Its Health Agenda -- 6. Senegal Needs a Strong International Effort to Fund and Implement Birth Control Programs -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Social and Religious Factors Affecting Access to Birth Control -- 1. A Campaign in India to Promote Birth Control Among Muslim Men Draws Controversy -- 2. Afghanistan's Push for Birth Control to Control Population Growth Is Supported by Mullahs -- 3. Sexual Health Bill Divides the Philippines -- 4. Birth Control Access in Guatemala Is Hindered by Religious and Social Pressures -- 5. Condoms, Birth Control and Abortion -- 6. Japanese Women Do Not Favor the Birth Control Pill -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4: The Economics of Birth Control Access -- 1. Many Slovak Women Find the Cost of Birth Control Prohibitive -- 2. Dutch Legislators Are Debating a New Law Forcing Unfit Mothers to Take Birth Control

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: Many Young Adults Are Unknowledgeable About Birth Control -- 2: Abstinence-Only Education Does Not Teach the Effective Use of Birth Control -- 3: Parents Must Provide Guidance About Sex and Birth Control -- 4: Clinics and Schools Can Help Improve Birth Control Services -- 5: Requiring Parental Consent for Birth Control Threatens Teens' Sexual Health -- 6: Not Requiring Parental Consent for Birth Control Places Youths at Risk -- 7: Teens Must Use Birth Control in Serious Relationships -- 8: Teens Use Condoms More Consistently than Adults Do -- 9: Teens Who Do Not Use Condoms Fear Disapproval from Partners -- 10: Morning-After Pills Should Be Accessible to Teens -- 11: Morning-After Pills Harm Women and Adolescent Girls -- 12: Intrauterine Devices Are Underused by Adolescent Girls -- Appendix -- What You Should Know About Birth Control -- What You Should Do About Birth Control -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture Credits -- Back Cover

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The women's liberation movement changed the meaning of abortion. By emphasizing reproduction control as a woman's right, the movement made abortion rights part of a feminist agenda, not just a family planning necessity. As a result, abortion became, for religious conservatives, exhibit A in feminism's plot to destroy the family.