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Correspondence Concerning the Legality of Contraceptives in America

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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…

Tags: 1930s, American Birth Control League, Birth control, Contraceptives, Obscenity laws, Women's Rights

Correspondence on Judge Ruling Contraceptives as Obscene

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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…

Tags: 1930s, American Birth Control League, Contraceptives, Obscenity laws, Women's Rights

Correspondence on Mailing Contraceptives in America

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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…

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