Higher use of the pill in the population as a method of contraception was found to be correlated with a younger age group, higher level of education, and higher use by people of non-Hispanic origin and race. The higher use of female sterilization in the population as a method of contraception, although not directly correlated with race or Hispanic ancestry, was correlated with a higher age range and lower level of education. Higher male condom use, while not directly correlated with age group or education level, was correlated with lower use by non-Hispanic white women. Higher use of LARC was found to correlate with higher levels of education, but no significant correlation with age group or race or Hispanic race. [77] The Court extended Griswold`s position to individuals in Eisenstadt v. Baird of 1972. In Eisenstadt, the court declared unconstitutional a Massachusetts law banning contraceptive use per se because it violated the rights of individuals under the equality clause of the 14th Amendment. Judge Brennan said, “Rights must be equal for single and married people,” saying Griswold`s right to privacy extends to unmarried people and that the state cannot justify denying birth control to unmarried people because it is consistent with the equality clause. Eisenstadt and Griswold provided significant support to birth control advocates, but they did not end the legal debate in the United States over access to contraceptives.
1941 The National Council of Black Women becomes the first national women`s organization to officially support the practice of contraception. In 1970, Congress removed references to contraception from federal blasphemy laws; [42] and in 1973, Roe v. Wade legalized abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy. [43] According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States, approximately 65% of women aged 15 to 49 years used some form of contraception [77], including, but not limited to, permanent sterilization, long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), and barrier forms. [78] Several methods of contraception include introduction procedures by health professionals and/or prescriptions, which are also available from health care providers. [78] Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court`s decision that single women had the right to receive and enforce birth control. 1938 Diaphragms, also known as the “uterine veil,” become a popular method of birth control. A 2013 literature review by Lancet found that among women of childbearing age in marriage or partnership, 66% globally and 77% in the United States use contraception.
Because of this, unintended pregnancies in the United States are at their lowest level in history. [74] However, unintended pregnancies remain high; just under half of pregnancies in the United States are unintentional. 10.6 per cent of women at risk of unwanted pregnancy did not use contraception, including 18.7 per cent of adolescents and 14.3 per cent of those aged 20 to 24. [73] Women of childbearing age (15 to 44 years) who are not considered to be at risk of unwanted pregnancy include those who are infertile, have been sterilized for non-contraceptive reasons, have been pregnant or are attempting to become pregnant, or have not had sexual intercourse in the 3 months preceding the survey. [73] When examining the reasons why women do not use contraceptives, a 2007 survey of more than 8,000 women who had recently had an unwanted pregnancy by the PRAMS found that 33% felt they could not become pregnant at the time of conception. 30% had no problem getting pregnant. 22% said their partner did not want to use contraception. 16% cited side effects, 10% perceived themselves or their partner as sterile, 10% reported access problems, and 18% chose “other.” 1914 Believing that “forced motherhood is the most complete denial of a woman`s right to life and liberty,” nurse Margaret Sanger coined the term “birth control” and began her decades-long campaign to make contraceptives legal and available to women in America.