The Battle for Birth Control - Exploring the Lasting Consequences of the Movement's Early Rhetoric (Hardcover)

The Battle for Birth Control delves into the complex rhetorical history of the American birth control movement in its formative years. In just four decades, advocates, under the strategic guidance of Margaret Sanger, transitioned the fight for contraception from fringe radical movement to a respectable mainstream cause endorsed by powerful professionals and politicians alike. Eschewing their early ideological commitments to obtain widespread acceptance, birth controllers adopted a strategy of political accommodation characterized by deferential rhetoric and careful posturing. This strategy secured significant victories for the movement but at what cost? Informed by a deep commitment to reproductive justice, The Battle for Birth Control traces the duplicity of the movement's early rhetoric and argues that their accommodationist strategy yielded increased contraceptive access solely because of their willingness to endorse the neoliberal regime of reproductive control largely responsible for the current threats to reproductive autonomy in the 21st century.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2022
Authors:	Jessica L Furgerson
Dimensions:	227 x 161 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	358
ISBN-13:	978-1-79364-324-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	1-79364-324-5
Barcode:	9781793643247

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