Publisher's Synopsis
Planned parenthood and the consequent knowledge of the means of contraception gain constantly in importance. From issues as fundamental as a woman's right to make her own reproductive choices to the questions surrounding population growth, the need for education and acceptance is paramount. The stories of those pioneers that made the matter one for open discussion is well-known, but they by no means represent the whole story. In country after country, particularly in the Third World, the battles for the free availability of family planning techniques has been fought again and again, frequently in the face of very hostile male establishments and theocracies.;This book tells the stories of some of those fighters through interviews either with the survivors or with people who worked with them. It is the story of a major social revolution which is still being fought.
