Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Even Spanish doctors agreed that birth control was important in family planning, although 24% of them were generally opposed to birth control. [10] Prohibitions against the sale of contraception in Andalusia in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s were largely ineffective as women had various means to try to limit the number of children.
Birth control, also known as contraception, anticonception, and fertility control, is the use of methods or devices to prevent pregnancy. [1] [2] Birth control has been used since ancient times, but effective and safe methods of birth control only became available in the 20th century. [3]
Women can be refused service by providers, and it is disapproved of by church leaders. Many are secretive about contraceptive use. [37] [38] Cameroon: Africa: Cambodia: Asia: Canada: North America (except Saskatchewan) (LNG only) [39] [40] Canada (Quebec) North America [39] [40] Cape Verde: Africa: Possibly due to small population [2] Central ...
25+ years for contraceptive purposes India Yes [1] 20+ (women) or 25+ (men) years for contraceptive purposes, less if couple has two children. Spousal consent and has to have had one child that is a year old Indonesia Yes [1] Iran No In 2021 sterilization was prohibited except for medical purposes. [5] Ireland
In the immediate post-Franco era, feminists were successful in decriminalizing adultery, divorce, abortion before three months, and some forms of birth control. [15] The treatment of women's rights in the democratic transition put Spain in line with other European governments of the period.
The first permanent birth control clinic was established in Britain in 1921 by the birth control campaigner Marie Stopes, in collaboration with the Malthusian League. Stopes, who exchanged ideas with Sanger, [ 49 ] wrote her book Married Love on birth control in 1918; - it was eventually published privately due to its controversial nature. [ 50 ]
Because abortion was illegal in Spain, during the 1970s, Spanish women who could afford to do so went to London to get abortions. In 1974, 2,863 Spanish women had abortions in London, and in 1975, there were 4,230. In the a four-month period in 1976, 2,726 Spanish women went to London for abortions. In 1979, there were 16,433; in 1981, 22,000. [17]
Use of modern contraceptives in Latin America has increased to 58% in 2019 giving the region as a whole the highest contraceptive prevalence rate in the developing world. [65] The increased uptake of sexual and reproductive health and family planning services has resulted in a marked drop in total fertility rates from approximately 4.6 children ...