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Rep. Lois Frankel

@RepLoisFrankel

#OTD in 1960 the FDA approved the first Birth Control pill. 61 years later we’re still fighting for reproductive freedom and we can’t stop yet. #AbortionIsHealthCare

8:12 PM · May 9, 2021

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During our days at Boston University, it took Bill Baird & BU undergrad Sue Katz who took a condom during Baird's lecture on birth control and abortion in 1967 to get the United States Supreme Court to support women’s reproductive rights.

How Boston University helped end ‘crimes against chastity’

Bill Baird and Boston University changed history for women in the 60’s.