BIRTH CONTROL IN U.S.A.
MEASURE FOR CONGRESS
MRS. SANGER'S ADVOCACY
WASHINGTON, 11th February. A nation-wide agitation on the subject of birth control is resulting from public hearings now being held by the Senate Judiciary Committee on a measure introduced into Congress upon the advocacy of Mrs. Margaret Sangcr, internationally-known figure in the birth-control controversy. The Bill, which would permit physicians in hospitals and clinics to disseminate information, has precipitated a heated debate, in which churches, public bodies of various sorts, and interested individuals are strongly attacking the proposals. The American Federation of Labour representative before the committee today expressed the body's opposition to the circulation of birth-control information. Mrs. Suugei* took issue with the witness's contention, claiming that the federation in sentiment would not oppose the measure. Dr. Howard Keller, of the Johns Hopkins University, declared that the proposals were "infinitely degrading to women.'' Representatives of Roman Catholic bodies declared that the proposals were "diabolical and damnable." I
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 39, 16 February 1931, Page 9
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