Women’s reproductive rights
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Campaigning against sex-selection in India—Witness History
A first-hand account of the 1980s campaign against the sex-selective abortion of girls
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Roe v Wade—Witness History
In 1973 the landmark decision was made in the US Supreme Court which made abortion legal
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How abortion was legalised in Great Britain—Witness History
The campaign to allow abortion in Great Britain which resulted in a new law in 1967.
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Poland's strict abortion law—Witness History
In 1993 abortion laws were tightened up in Poland after the fall of Communism
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India's surrogacy capital—Witness History
In 2003, fertility expert Dr Nayana Patel carried out her first surrogacy procedure.
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The first home pregnancy test—Witness History
A female designer working for a pharmaceutical company came up with the idea in the 1960s
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When Tunisia led on women's rights—Witness History
Tunisia became the first country in the Muslim world to legalise divorce and abortion.
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Marie Stopes, Birth Control Pioneer—Witness History
In March 1921 Marie Stopes opened Britain's first birth control clinic in London.
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The Pill—Witness History
The pill meant reliable, convenient family planning - and sexual freedom
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The man who invented the Pill—Witness History
In 1951, Dr Carl Djerassi created the Pill's active ingredient from Mexican wild yams.
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The Irish Contraceptive Train—Witness History
A group of women challenged a ban on contraception and took a train to get them
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Fighting for the pill in Japan—Witness History
The contraceptive pill was approved for use in the US in 1960, but in Japan it was 1999.
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