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“Jewish Continuity” and Contraception: A Look Back

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By Samira K. Mehta
| Lilith Magazine Verified
The Judaism that I know best and personally subscribe to is a very feminist and queer-friendly Judaism—I was a feminist long before I was a Jew. I entered Jewish life via a queer-founded community with very clear feminist commitments. I marched with Jewish groups at the first Women’s March in 2017. Thinking about the Jewish feminists who have worked for reproductive health for more than a century, I became excited to tell their story.
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How Birth Control Became Part of America’s Midcentury Christian Family Values

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By Samira K. Mehta
| Religion Unplugged Verified
(ANALYSIS) Mother’s Day seems like a strange time to celebrate birth control, which, on its most basic level, is about helping people to not become mothers — or not become mothers again. But in the mid-20th century, much of birth control’s growing support came from attempts to support American women not as feminists, but as mothers.
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Protestant leaders once championed birth control – not to liberate women, but as part of ‘responsible parenthood’

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By Samira K. Mehta
| Religion News Service Verified
(The Conversation) — Mother’s Day seems like a strange time to celebrate birth control, which, on its most basic level, is about helping people to not become mothers – or not become mothers again. But in the mid-20th century, much of birth control’s growing support came from attempts to support American women not as feminists, but as mothers.
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