Contraception and Modern Ireland: A Social History, c. 1922–92

Cover
Half-title
Title page
Copyright information
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
	The Legal and Social Context
	Using Oral History
	Why is This Book Important?
1 Access to Contraception and Family Planning Information in Ireland from the 1920s to the 1950s
	1.1 Oral Histories
	1.2 'A Dangerous and Nefarious Trade'
	1.3 Letters to Marie Stopes from Ireland
	1.4 Conclusion
2 Sexual Knowledge and Morality from the 1940s to the 1970s
	2.1 Lack of Sexual Knowledge
	2.2 Sex Education Booklets for Adolescents
	2.3 Women's Magazines and the Media
	2.4 The Impact of Religion on Attitudes to Sex
	2.5 The Stigma and Shame of Unmarried Motherhood
	2.6 Conclusion
3 Birth Control Practices and Attitudes to Contraception in the 1960s and 1970s
	3.1 Information on Family Planning
	3.2 Attitudes to Family Planning
	3.3 The Prevalence of Natural Methods
	3.4 Access to Artificial Contraceptives
	3.5 England: 'A Heathen Place'
	3.6 Smuggling Contraceptives
	3.7 Responsibility for Family Planning and Decision-Making
	3.8 The Impact of Lack of Access to Contraception
	3.9 Conclusion
4 The Pill, Women's Agency and Doctor-Patient Relationships in the 1960s and 1970s
	4.1 Women's Accounts and Doctors' Authority
	4.2 Attitudes to the Pill
	4.3 Conclusion
5 The Catholic Church, 'Sympathetic' Priests and Religious Influences on Family Planning Practices after Humanae Vitae
	5.1 Humanae Vitae and Responses from the Church Hierarchy and Laity
	5.2 Dissenting Voices
	5.3 The Confession Box and 'Sympathetic' Priests
	5.4 Conclusion
6 Family Planning Clinics and Activism in the 1970s
	6.1 The Establishment of the Clinics
	6.2 Motivations
	6.3 Challenges
	6.4 Personal Risks
	6.5 Clients and Medical Authority
	6.6 Conclusion
7 Feminist Campaigns for Free, Safe and Legal Contraception in the 1970s
	7.1 The Irish Women's Liberation Movement
	7.2 Irishwomen United
	7.3 The Contraception Action Programme
	7.4 Conclusion
8 Campaigns against Contraception in 1970s and 1980s Ireland
	8.1 Early Activism: The Nazareth Family Movement and Mná na hÉireann
	8.2 The Irish Family League
	8.3 The Responsible Society
	8.4 Conclusion
9 Family Planning after the Family Planning Act: Access to Contraception in 1980s and 1990s Ireland
	9.1 Problems with the 1979 Act
	9.2 Access to Artificial Contraceptives: The Role of Chemists
	9.3 1990s Activism
	9.4 Shifts in Contraceptive Practices
	9.5 Vasectomy
	9.6 Tubal Ligation
	9.7 Conclusion
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
	Oral History Interviews
	Activists, Campaigners, and Medical Professionals
		Other Respondents
		Oral Histories from Repositories
	Manuscript Sources
		Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann Debates
		Dublin Diocesan Archives
		IFPA Archives (Now Deposited at RCPI Heritage Centre)
		National Archives of Ireland
		National Library of Ireland
		University College Cork
		Wellcome Collection
	Contemporary Publications
		Contemporary Literature
		Contemporary Publications
		Feminist Publications
		Memoirs
		Newspapers and Magazines
		Secondary Sources
	Modern Reports
	Unpublished Dissertations
Index