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
After a long time that I have been looking for some one to help me,
I finally found a friend of mine, whom gave me your address, and
hoping you will be of great help to me. I am a girl of 25 years of
age. Been married four and a half years. Had two babies, both with
critical instrument cases. It meant either the child or my death. So
there for I was never able to see either one alive for they were dead
before I had opened my eyes, and confined to bed for 4 weeks after.
Am not in good health yet. If my last dear one was living it would be
one year old the last of this month. It was a little girl, and the
first one a boy. But you see I was left empty handed both times. Now
the doctor tells me if I should have another, it would mean my life,
as my bones are very small and wont give. And yet they wont tell me
how to prevent it. All they say is its against the law. And if they
would help me its very expensive, they say, as my husband is working
and his dayly wages will not permit us to spend to much. So will you
please advise me what to do. Of course its against the law. But I
don’t see why it would be in a case like this.
If you do help me, it will be very much appreciated by me. I’ll remain
Yours truly,
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In contrast with the struggles of the ignorant on whom the laws are
still an intolerable burden, the members of Congress were asked to
consider their own status, as revealed by themselves in the biographies
which the members provide for the Congressional Directory.
The biographies in the Congressional Directory are not uniform in the
facts presented about the members, but a survey of those biographies
which mention the children at all, shows clearly that a restricted and
controlled birth rate is the general custom.
The average number of reported births is found to be 2.7 per family.
The largest family recorded is 11, and these children were born during
a period of 23 years. Successive annual births simply are not found.
In the 225 Congressional families noted, the number of children is as
follows:
1 family has 11 children
2 families have 10 children
1 family has 9 children
3 families have 8 children
1 family has 7 children
7 families have 6 children
16 families have 5 children
22 families have 4 children
40 families have 3 children
80 families have 2 children
46 families have 1 child
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