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YEAR: 1973

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Edward Bliss Foote: pioneer American advocate of birth control.

AUTHORS

Cirillo VJ

SOURCE

Bulletin of the History of Medicine. 1973;47:471-79.

ABSTRACT

Edward Bliss Foote, who graduated from medical school in 1860 after early training in journalism, was an important

early publicist of birth control at a time when open discussion of sexual matters was taboo in both lay and medical

circles. In 1876 Foote was indicted under the Comstock law for distributing contraceptive information through the

mail. In successive editions of his first major work Foote progressed from criticizing the existing methods of

douching with caustics, abortion, and withdrawal, to presentation of a complete discussion of traditional folklore-

based contraceptive methods and recommendation of reliable devices, including the condom, glans condom, and

cervical diaphragm. Other works by Foote contained critiques of the theory of "male continence" practiced by the

Oneida Community, discussions of the social value of contraception, and appeals to his readers to act within the

legal system for repeal of laws restricting the dissemination of contraceptive information. (PubHealth.info Document

ID: CONT8T 563-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Edward Bliss Foote: pioneer American advocate of birth

control.", is(are) Cirillo VJ. The source of this article is "Bulletin of the History of Medicine. 1973;47:471-79.". This

article was published in 1973 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT8T 563-06. All rights

reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 35563

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