The Legality of Contraceptives in America in the 1930s
Title
The Legality of Contraceptives in America in the 1930s
Subject
Birth Control--Attitudes
Birth Control--Government Policy
Birth Control--Political Aspects
Birth Control--U.S. States
Birth Control--Population Control
Contraceptives--Marketing
Obscenity (Laws)--U.S. States
Birth Control--Government Policy
Birth Control--Political Aspects
Birth Control--U.S. States
Birth Control--Population Control
Contraceptives--Marketing
Obscenity (Laws)--U.S. States
Description
Correspondence describing the legality of contraceptives in America between the 1930s-1940s, with a specific focus on the American Birth Control League.
Collection Items
Correspondence Concerning the Legality of Contraceptives in America
A memo directed toward the American Birth Control League from a lawyer answering an inquiring about the selling and mailing of contraceptives by those that are not physicians. The lawyer confirmed that it was illegal to do so, and contraceptives were…
Correspondence on Mailing Contraceptives in America
Legal statement outlining the legality of selling or mailing contraceptives in America by anyone other than a physician. Mr. McWilliams confirmed that it was illegal to do so if one is not a physician by state law, but federal law allows giving…
Correspondence on Judge Ruling Contraceptives as Obscene
A message for Mr. Fairfax who is writing on contraceptive legal cases from the American Birth Control League's attorney, Mr. MacWilliams. The judge in this case ruled all contraceptives as obscene in Illinois, two years after the federal law…
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