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With Heart and Voice

The '60s has been described as a period of great social change especially in the Western world. The United States Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) approved the use of the oral contraceptive, the Pill, in 1960. With the advent of the Pill, women, at last, had not only a powerful and effective means of preventing unintended pregnancies, but a method which, at once, separated sexual intercourse from reproduction. Free from the fear of unintended pregnancy, couples on the Pill, could engage in sexual intercourse as an expression of love or for pleasure. The ability to time their pregnancies, allowed women on the Pill, to postpone marriage and childbearing, take advantage of educational, employment and economic opportunities and raise their social standing in the community. But the Pill also forced people to confront the whole issue of human sexuality, fertility regulation and reproduction. It brought into sharp focus the moral, social, health and human rights implications of “free love”.

The controversy, debate and discussions generated by the widespread use or non-use of modern contraception have continued unabated for the past 50 years. They centre on moral and religious principles and human rights concerns as well as programmatic considerations about the most effective ways of organizing and providing comprehensive reproductive health services including quality family planning information and services to those who need them. What should be the roles and responsibilities of state governments and civil society organizations in securing the rights of couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly, the timing and number of pregnancies?

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978-0956338730
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