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Reproductive Freedom
The feminist surge of the 1960s coincided with the widespread availability of the first birth control pills. Women sought control over childbearing, which shaped their lives and was the basis for laws and customs that left them unequal with men. in DC this struggle engendered conflict and opposition from those who opposed family planning and those who opposed the legalization of abortion. White conservative as well as some radical black political leaders opposed such efforts. |