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Marie Stopes had established the first birth control clinic in Britain; the whole question of informing women, especially those who were poor, about methods of contraception, began to be discussed.

— Dora Russell

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The public likes to think that women only care about contraception.

— Nikki Haley

I have received so many messages of support from across the country - women and men speaking out because they agree that contraception needs to be treated as a basic health care service.

— Sandra Fluke

For the record, I believe that women and their doctors should have access to oral contraception when desired by the patient and medically appropriate.

— Ami Bera

Nearly 100 years ago, when Planned Parenthood was founded, birth control was illegal.

— Cecile Richards

For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option; it is a basic health care necessity.

— Louise Slaughter

It is essential that the women's preventive coverage benefit, including contraception, be available to all women, regardless of what health plan they have or where they work - as Congress intended. Providing access to birth control just makes good sense.

— Gwen Moore

Contraceptives have a proven track record of enhancing the health of women and children, preventing unintended pregnancy, and reducing the need for abortion.

— Louise Slaughter

The truth is women use contraception not only as a way to prevent unintended pregnancies, but also to improve their health and the health of their families. Increased access to contraception is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality.

— Felicity Huffman

Contraceptive protection is something every woman must have access to, to control her own destiny.

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

✗Opposing Perspectives

Margaret Sanger didn't just introduce the idea of birth control into our culture at large, she freed women from indenture to their bodies.

— Roxane Gay