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The Origins of the Birth Control Movement in England in the Early Nineteenth Century

1975; The MIT Press; Volume: 5; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/202864

1530-9169

William L. Langer,

Reproductive Health and Technologies

The origins of the birth control movement in England in the 19th cen tury are discussed. The impact of Malthus's "Essay on the Principle of Population" and the activities of such thinkers and reformers as Jermy Bentham, James and John Stuart Mill, Francis Plance, Richard Carlile, Robert Dale Owen, and Charles Knowlton are discussed. The social debate that arose during the century is discussed.