Birth control laws : $b shall we keep them, change them, or abolish themDennett, Mary Ware
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Birth control laws : $b shall we keep them, change them, or abolish them
Dennett, Mary Ware
Birth control; Birth control -- Law and legislation -- United States
_Mrs. Dennett_: There are one or two other inaccuracies that it is
worth while to comment upon. One was that this knowledge is already
in the possession of all physicians. That is not the case. We have
here the president of one of the State medical associations, who will
be glad to give you further facts in regard to it. The fact that we
receive quantities of letters from physicians asking us to provide
them with such knowledge from our headquarters—a thing we can not do
legally,—of course, is sufficient to refute that statement.
_Mr. Hersey_: You have just made a statement denying that this
knowledge of birth control, if that is the proper term, is in the
hands of the physicians of America to-day?
_Mrs. Dennett_: On account of the laws, primarily.
_Mr. Hersey_: Well, some one has got it. What proportion of the
physicians of America have that information now?
_Mrs. Dennett_: It is quite impossible for us to tell. I do not know
that any survey has been made.
_Mr. Hersey_: Who has thorough information upon this subject?
_Mrs. Dennett_: Nobody, so far as I have yet heard, in the medical
profession, or among students of biology, claims to have final and
complete information.
_Mr. Hersey_: Does the organization for birth control which you
represent possess the information that you want disseminated now to
the public?
_Mrs. Dennett_: The organization consists of thousands of members. Do
you mean all the members, or the officers, or what?
_Mr. Hersey_: Any part of your organization.
_Mrs. Dennett_: It has some information, certainly.
_Mr. Hersey_: Is that information perfect information? Do you know
anything about the remedy that you are asking for?
_Mrs. Dennett:_ It is not claimed to be absolutely perfect. No.
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