Word: parenthood
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Women contemplating abortion can now turn for advice to a concise and straightforward book written by a young New York mother under the auspices of Planned Parenthood of New York City. Abortion: A Woman's Guide (Abelard-Schuman; $5.95 or $2.95 paperback) begins with a discussion of the emotional complexities of terminating pregnancy, goes on to describe abortion techniques in nontechnical terms and concludes with an essay on fertility control. For those who are uneasy about abortion, there is also an index of clergy consultation services and Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country. The text is written with unusual...
...after the court acted and performed 20 abortions by the next evening. By week's end three more private clinics had opened in the Detroit area. The feminist Women's Health Center in Los Angeles also announced it would soon have a clinic in operation. The Planned Parenthood Federation promised to help open clinics throughout the nation so that private entrepreneurs could not inflate prices...
...that Americans have espoused planned parenthood, shouldn't their pets also? An article in the current Science and Public Affairs, a respected scientific magazine, asks that question in all seriousness. The answer is yes, according to the authors, Chemist Carl Djerassi, Veterinarian Wolfgang Jochle and Andrew Israel, a medical student. The first two are also top executives at Syntex, a firm that produces contraceptive pills...
...conducted at Mabon House, an offshoot of Odyssey House, on Ward's Island in New York City's East River. Here, 23 parents and children (there are currently two fathers in residence) live in a therapeutic, drug-free community. Mothers work in group nurseries and learn about parenthood through weekly discussions. "I used to take a lot out on my daughter Jennifer," says Dianne Carleton, 21, of Fairfield, Conn. "I started taking 'speed' because I wanted to lose weight, and then went to heroin." Although Dianne, currently the only white adult at Mabon House...
...nominate Dr. Alan F. Guttmacher, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America...