1940 births

The first hormonal birth control pill, Enovid, was approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 1690. Hormonal contraceptives work by combining estrogen, the female sexual hormone, and progestin, a derivative of progesterone that prevents ovulation, together to inhibit ovulation and create an inhabitable cervical environment for both sperm and embryos. Therefore, oral contraceptives effectively block the fertility cycle by not allowing sperm to meet an egg or implantation of a fertilized fetus…

After the final bomb was dropped in 1945, the social landscape and status of women in America began to change. The Second World War created job opportunities for women, opening the door for positions usually reserved for men. Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent, and by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home (10, “American Women in World War II”). This active participation in the labour…

Believe it or not, in 1940, the U.S. Public Health Service strongly advocated sexuality education in the schools, labeling it an "urgent need” (Pardini). Now, if one looks at a high school’s curriculum chances are he or she will find no evidence of a comprehensive sex education class. Unfortunately, sex education classes are not strongly advocated like they used to be. The controversy with comprehensive sex education classes in schools lies with parents who believe that they should be the ones…

number. With more resources being used up, this allows for further destruction of wildlife and wilderness areas to be destroyed which has an impact on the ecosystems surrounding the area. With longer life expectancy and continued birth rate increasing,…

courageous crusade for sex enlightenment for individual prevention and community protection” (Sex Education, 1922). Sex education adapted to fulfill the needs of military men on the front lines. The 1930s and 1940s were fairly calm in terms of the progression of sex education. In 1942, the “Birth Control Federation of America” became Planned Parenthood”, which is still around today (Advocates for Youth, n.d.). The 1960s and 1970s saw a lot more in terms of “progress” made. After the FDA…

The story begins in the 1940’s at an orphanage in St. Cloud. Dr. Larch is not only the director of the orphanage, but is a doctor in obstetrics and secretly an abortionist, which at the time is illegal. These two services can coexist because one brings life into the world, whether it’s wanted or not, and the other takes life from the world, whether it’s wanted or not. In the movie, Dr. Larch is an abortionist and has taught Homer how to perform this procedure. Homer does not agree with this…

The spread of STI’s amongst soldiers during the first and second world wars sparks controversy and concern over the necessity to educate the masses on maintaining sexual health. Beginning in the 1940’s, a large push for sexual education by organizations such as the U.S. Public Health Service, going as far as to call the course an “urgent need” due to the STI breakout during the world wars, allows other organizations to actively establish classes…

is why does it happen? Many people say that the media glorifies teen pregnancy with shows such as MTV’s famous “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”. Although this may be true, research from the University of Maryland suggests that these shows act as “birth control” to young viewers; promoting the use of contraceptives (Washington Post). So the question still remains, if shows like “Teen Mom” can drop conception rate by 5.7% in the first 18 months (CNN.com) what could sexual education in public…

What’s the purpose of marriage? Do you have to love someone to get married? Is it love or lust that decides if someone should get married? “Love and sexual desire are intrinsic to the human condition, basic drives that reside in mature adults regardless of time or place but if the urge to love and make love is constant, the freedom with which individuals may do so is anything but. After all, although making love is an enjoyable and cheap entertainment, the raising of children is hard work and…

The Controversies of Extreme Preemies Of all the babies that are admitted to NICUs, prematurely born children seem to be the most controversial. The controversy begins because sometimes parents must make an agonizing ethical choice of whether or not to keep their child alive when machines or the only thing doing so. Every life is worth trying to save, but there may be a point, financially, physically, and mentally, when the survival of preemies may be doing more harm than good to both the child…