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Jill Durocher

Is One of These Things Not Just Like the Other? Why Abortion Can’t Be Separated From Contraception

Published
January 1st, 2014
Type
Periodical Article
Topic
Contraception
Authors
Winikoff, B.

Conscience

In this commentary, Dr. Winikoff discusses how family planning advocates have long worked to separate abortion from contraception in the minds of the public and legislature. She provides a history of the separation, and discusses how this strategy to keep contraception clear of the negative connotations associated with abortion has backfired.