It could be argued that a major turning point in the position of women was the lifiting of the ban on contraceptives which had been enforced by the Comstock Laws in 1873.
- Raised the issue of Women's freedom of choice and control of her body
- Establishment of the ABCL by Margaret Sanger attempts made to improve the health of all women.
However, Margaret Sanger was ahead of her time and the availablity of contraception though no longer illeagal was limited by state governments, not to mention there were those who couldn't afford to pay, therefore resorted to back street abortions.
Real change in health for women only came and was maintained in the 1960s/ 1970s with the invention and easy access of the contraceptive pill and the landmark Supreme Court Case of Roe v. Wade
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