In 1916 the first birth control clinic was opened in Brooklyn, New York by Margaret Sanger. However, the clinic was shut down ten days later due to a police raid, leaving Sanger in jail for a month. It wasn't until 1938 that birth control was de-criminalized in the US.
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- Parenthood, Planned. “The History & Impact of Planned Parenthood.” Planned Parenthood, www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are/our-history.
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