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Women's Birth Control
Illegal Abortion Referral Service
Sterilization of Native American Women
100
In 1960s, IUD’s have been associated with an increase of what disease?
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
100
Who was responsible for the first illegal abortion referral service in 1966?
Patricia Maginnis
100
In 1970, how many children were Native American women having on average?
3.29
200
Between the 60s and 70s, When was the pill finally successful and legitimized active intervention in family planning?
1972
200
Which assemblyman introduced a bill in California to broaden the criteria for access to legal abortions?
John T. Knox
200
How long was the waiting period from written consent to surgical procedure?
72 hours
300
Who didn’t agree to birth control for the longest?
The Catholics
300
When 9 physicians in the San Francisco area were accused of performing illegal abortions, what did Maginnis decide to do?
Publicize her illegal referral list
300
According to some physicians in the 1970’s, what was the most common reason for advocating sterilization?
The increase of people on welfare
400
Who was the woman that passed away in 1966? (Hint: She started the birth control movement)
Margaret Sanger
400
What were women risking when they participated in self induced abortions?
Hospitalization
400
Although new consent form regulations were put into place, which doctors did not follow this procedure?
Contract doctors
500
What were the 2 main types of birth control that became legal in 1960s?
IUD and The Pill
500
Because many Americans went to Mexico to receive abortions that were illegal in the U.S., what type of businesses in Mexico flourished?
Medical businesses
500
In 1974, Dr. Connie Pinkerton-Uni conducted a study indicating how many Native American women would be sterilized by the end of 1975?
25,000