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Summary Of The Morality Of Birth Control By Margaret Sanger

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Margaret Sanger “The Morality of Birth Control” Birth control use is highly controversial topic that constantly appears in the media nowadays. Hundreds of years ago in 1920s birth control became a huge deal. Margaret Sanger was one of the many women that was willing to fight for what she believed to prove she was pro-contraceptive when the movement began in the era. She started in 1921 when she gave a speech called “The Morality of Birth Control” this speech was given to give key examples and reason on why birth control should be accepted. In this speech Sanger hits on very key topics of the rhetorical situation in order to elicit the desire response from her audience. Not only did she present herself in a positive way, but also …show more content…

Sanger was very passionate about feminism and the ambition to better her fortunes. When she was about 33 she was already working as a midwife. Soon after she was arrested for giving out contraceptive devices (Gordon). Having both a social and medical background this gave her a great advantage to make such a great impact on society. Her entire life work up until the 1920a contributed to the propitious sense of ethos associated with her name. Many important events evolved in the roaring twenties. The Birth Control movement had impeccable Kairos. In 1920, women suffrage had finally succeeded and brought about the 19th amendment to the U.S. constitution. The idea of the “ideal” woman was beginning to change. The social rules were changing for women and this was the time to go for contraception. One thing to remember that the birth control methods where very different then they are now. There wasn’t a pill for …show more content…

This quotes implies that the child does not choose to be born in an unwanted, unloved, or an uncared for family or home. This is a strong statements to show society that this is why birth control is helpful to the family and the child. With Sanger’s first-hand experience as a midwife, it has really impacted her on the consequences of prenatal malnourishment and/ or neglect (Ward). It is in fact better to prevent lives that would inevitably be unhealthy and/ or unhappy. By using the contraceptives implies a “high sanction for the value of life itself”

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