[The medical debate on contraception and abortion in Buenos Aires in the 1960s].
During the 1960s, there were important medical debates in Buenos Aires about the effects of the birth control pill on women's health and about its political, demographic and moral consequences. Other issues addressed by healthcare professionals in the Buenos Aires Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology were abortion and changes in gender relations and sexual behaviours. These discussions are analyzed in this article, taking account of the specific national and international context and pointing to some of the consequences of these debates for the "contraception culture" of the country.
Felitti
Karina A
KA
Instituto Interdisciplinarlo de Estudios de Género, Universidad de Buenos Aires. kfelitti@fibertel.com.ar
D000024:Abortion, Illegal / Q000266:history; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000266:history*; D001938:Brazil; D003267:Contraception / Q000266:history; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000266:history*; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral